| Acronym |
Sense |
Language |
Topics |
| LEMA |
Laboratoire d'Électrodynamique des Matériaux Avancés |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ Electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism
→ Materials science |
| LEP |
Large Electron Positron collider |
In French |
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| LHC |
Large Hadron Collider |
In French |
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| LHC |
Left-Hand Circular |
In English |
→ Optics |
| LHCP |
Left-Hand Circular Polarization |
In English |
→ Optics |
| LHMT |
Letters Heat Mass Transfer |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Thermodynamics |
| LHOP |
Laser-Hardened Optical Payload |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Optics |
| LiDAR |
Light Detection And Ranging |
In English |
|
| LIPS |
Laser-Induzierte Plasma Spektroskopie |
In German |
→ Plasma physics |
| LLI |
Laser Induced Incandescence |
In English |
→ Electromagnetism |
| LMaPh |
Letters in Mathematical Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| LMD |
Large Mirror Development |
In English |
→ Optics |
| LMFA |
Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique (www.lmfa.ec-lyon.fr) |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ Fluid mechanics
→ Aerodynamics
→ France |
| LMGP |
Laboratoire des Matériaux et du Génie Physique |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ Materials science |
| LNP |
Lecture Notes in Physics, Berlin Springer Verlag |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| LO |
Local Orbitals |
In English |
→ Atomic physics |
| LOCI |
Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Optics
→ Computer science |
| LPB |
Laser and Particle Beams |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| LPD |
List of Physical Dimensions |
In English |
→ Engineering, technology |
| LPES |
Laboratoire de Physique Électronique des Solides |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ 53912 |
| LPL |
Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ Magnetism |
| LPM |
Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ 539 |
| LPMC |
Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée (http://pmc.polytechnique.fr) |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ Physics of condensed matter
→ France |
| LPMMH |
Laboratoire de Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes (www.pmmh.espci.fr) |
In French |
→ Research institutes |
| LPMTM |
Laboratoire des Propriétés Mécaniques et Thermodynamiques des Matériaux |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ Mechanics
→ Thermodynamics |
| LPRL |
Laboratoire de Physique du Rayonnement et de la Lumière |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ Electromagnetism |
| LRR |
Living Reviews in Relativity |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| LRSP |
Living Reviews in Solar Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy |
| LSDA |
Local Spin Density Approximation |
In English |
→ Atomic physics |
| LTP |
Low Temperature Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| LURE |
Laboratoire d'Utilisation du Rayonnement Électromagnétique |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ Electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism |
| LVA |
Laboratoire Vibrations-Acoustique |
In French |
→ Research institutes
→ Acoustics |
| LWIR |
Long-Wavelength Infrared |
In English |
|
| LZH |
Laser Zentrum Hannover |
In German |
→ Optics
→ Electromagnetism |
| M |
Maxwell |
In many languages |
|
| MAC |
Mean Aerodynamic Chord |
In English |
→ Aerodynamics |
| MagFE |
Magnetic Fusion Energy |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ 539 |
| MAGSAT |
Magnetometer Satellite |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Earth sciences |
| MaPhS |
Mathematical Physics Studies |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| MCBL |
Microscope/Microscopie confocal(e) à balayage laser
= CLSM | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope/Microscopy | In English
|
In French |
|
| MCMS |
Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mechanics
→ Materials science |
| MComP |
Methods in Computational Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Computer science |
| MCP |
Materials Chemistry and Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Chemistry
→ Materials science |
| MeReC |
Mechanics Research Communications |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mechanics |
| MESSIAN |
Methods for the Efficient Simulation of Aircraft engine Noise |
In English |
→ Acoustics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| MET |
Microscopie électronique en transmission
= TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy | In English
= TEM | Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie | In German
|
In French |
|
| MExP |
Methods of Experimental Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| MFP |
Microfluidic Probe |
In English |
→ Applied sciences, technology |
| MHD |
Magnetohydrodynamics |
In English |
→ Fluid mechanics
→ Electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism |
| MicgQ |
Microgravity Quarterly |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| MiMic |
Microscopy and Microanalysis |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Chemistry |
| MiOTL |
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| MIS |
Magnetic Isolation System |
In English |
→ Magnetism |
| MiST |
Microgravity Science and Technology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| MJPS |
Moldavian Journal of the Physical Sciences |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| MmCP |
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Chemistry |
| MMS |
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics
→ Mechanics |
| MolPh |
Molecular Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| MoPhR |
Molecular Physics Reports |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| MoSim |
Molecular Simulation |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| MPAG |
Mathematical Physics, Analysis and Geometry |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Geometry
→ Analysis |
| MPAM |
Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| MPDS |
Mechanics and Physics of Discrete Systems |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mechanics |
| MR |
Magnetska ili magnetna rezonancija |
In Croatian |
→ Medicine
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imagery
= IRM | Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique | In French
|
In English |
→ Medicine
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| MRIR |
Medium-Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
In English |
|
| MRMPB |
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Magnetism |
| MRT |
Magnetresonanz-Tomografie
= MRT | Magnetresonanstomografi | In Swedish
|
In German |
→ Medicine
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| MRT |
Magnetresonanstomografi
= (look above)
|
In Swedish |
→ Medicine
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| MSB |
Methods in Subnuclear Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| MTEng |
Microscale Thermophysical Engineering |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Thermodynamics |
| MULSS |
Multiple Light Scattering System |
In English |
→ Optics |
| MVMP |
Methoden und Verfahren der Mathematischen Physik |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| NAAL |
North American Aerodynamic Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Aerodynamics |
| NAEC |
Naval Air Engineering Center |
In English |
→ Aerodynamics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NAS |
Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation |
In English |
→ Computer simulation
→ Aerodynamics |
| NATF |
Naval Air Test Facility |
In English |
→ Aerodynamics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| NCimL |
Lettere al Nuovo Cimento della Società Italiana di Fisica |
In Italian |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Italia |
| NDS |
Nuclear Data Sheets |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei
→ Nuclear technology |
| NIFS |
National Institute for Fusion Science |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics
→ Nuclear technology |
| NIMP |
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei
→ Nuclear technology |
| NIRS |
Nahinfrarot-Spektroskopie |
In German |
|
| NJCh |
New Journal of Chemistry |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| NJPh |
New Journal of Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| NlOpt |
Nonlinear Optics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| NMR |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
= RMN | Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire | In French
= RMN | Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear | In Catalan
= RMN | Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare | In Italian
= תמ"ג | תהודה מגנטית גרעינית | In Hebrew
= ЯМР | Я́дерного магни́тного резона́нса | In Russian
= НМР | Нуклеарна магнетна резонанција | In Serbian
|
In English |
→ Medicine
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics
→ Nuclear technology |
| NPB |
Neutral Particle Beam |
In English |
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| NPDS |
Nuclear Particle Detection Subsystem |
In English |
→ Nuclei |
| NPhS |
Nature Physical Science |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Chemistry
→ Biological sciences |
| NPNDS |
Neutron Physics and Nuclear Data in Science and Technology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| NPPSB |
Nonequilibrium Problems in the Physical Sciences and Biology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Biological sciences |
| NROA |
Nouvelle Revue d'Optique Appliquée |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| NROpt |
Nouvelle Revue d'Optique |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| NS |
Navier-Stokes |
In English |
|
| NSE |
Nuclear Science Engineering |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei
→ Nuclear technology |
| NucFS |
Nuclear Fusion Special Supplement |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei
→ Nuclear technology |
| NucFu |
Nuclear Fusion |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei
→ Nuclear technology |
| NucIM |
Nuclear Instruments and Methods |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei
→ Nuclear technology |
| NucPh |
Nuclear Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei |
| NucTe |
Nuclear Technology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei
→ Nuclear technology |
| NucTF |
Nuclear Technology Fusion |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei
→ Nuclear technology |
| NuEnD |
Nuclear Engineering and Design |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei
→ Nuclear technology |
| NuGeo |
Nuclear Geophysics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei
→ Geophysics |
| OARME |
Oxygen Atom Reaction Materials Experiment |
In English |
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics
→ Nuclear technology |
| OCDU |
Optics Coupling Data Unit |
In English |
→ Data
→ Optics |
| OCDU |
Optical Channel Drop Unit |
In English |
→ Telecommunications
→ Optics |
| OMU |
Optical Measuring Unit |
In English |
→ Optics |
| OMVS |
Optically Variable Magnetic Stripe |
In English |
→ Optics |
| OPC |
Optical Power Calibration |
In English |
→ Optics |
| OPD |
Optical Path Difference |
In English |
→ Optics |
| OPDAR |
Optical Detection and Ranging |
In English |
→ Optics |
| ÖPG |
Österreichische Physikalische Gesellschaft (www.oepg.at) |
In German |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Austria |
| OPhL |
Optique Philippe Lafont |
In French |
→ Optics |
| OpSCN |
Optical Sciences Center Newsletter |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| OptCo |
Optics Communications |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics
→ Telecommunications |
| OptEn |
Optical Engineering |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| OptFT |
Optical Fiber Technology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics
→ Telecommunications |
| OptL |
Optics Letters |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| OptLE |
Optics and Lasers in Engineering |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics
→ Electromagnetism |
| OptLT |
Optics Laser Technology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics
→ Electromagnetism |
| OptMa |
Optical Materials |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics
→ Materials science |
| OptN |
Optics News |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| OptPE |
Optical Physics and Engineering |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| OptPN |
Optics & Photonics News |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics
→ Electromagnetism |
| OptQE |
Optical Quantum Electronics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Quantum mechanics
→ Optics
→ Engineering, technology |
| OptRv |
Optical Review |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics |
| OptSp |
Optics and Spectroscopy |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics
→ Electromagnetism |
| OQE |
Optical and Quantum Electronics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Quantum mechanics
→ Optics
→ Engineering, technology |
| ORM |
Operational Reactivity Margin |
In English |
→ 53912
→ Nuclear technology |
| OSAJ |
Optical Society of America Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics
→ United States |
| OSAJI |
Optical Society of America Journal - Optics and Image Science |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Optics
→ United States |
| OSR |
Optical Surface Reflector |
In English |
→ Optics |
| OSS |
Optics Subsystem |
In English |
→ Optics |
| OTA |
Optical Telescope Assembly |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Optics |
| OTC |
Optical Test Chamber |
In English |
→ Optics |
| OTF |
Optical Transfer Function |
In English |
→ Optics |
| OW |
Optical Window |
In English |
→ Optics |
| OWD |
One-Way Doppler |
In English |
→ Optics |
| OWDE |
One-Way Doppler Extraction |
In English |
→ Optics |
| Pa |
Pascal |
In many languages |
|
| PAC |
Probe Aerodynamic Center |
In English |
→ Aerodynamics |
| PAN |
Physics of Atomic Nuclei |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclei |
| PApPh |
Pure and Applied Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PAW |
Plasma Arc Welding |
In English |
→ Plasma physics
→ Metallurgy |
| PCESR |
Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences Research Reports |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Chemistry
→ Earth sciences |
| PCHEI |
Physics in Collision: High-Energy ee/ep/pp Interactions |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| PCL |
Physics and Chemistry of Liquids |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Chemistry |
| PCME |
Physique, Chimie, Mécanique, Électronique |
In French |
→ Higher education, universities
→ Chemistry
→ Mechanical engineering
→ Engineering, technology |
| PCMLD |
Physics and Chemistry of Materials with Low-Dimensional Structures |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Chemistry |
| PCN |
Physics and Contemporary Needs |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PCPP |
Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Plasma physics |
| PCSE |
Physical Chemistry: Science and Engineering |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PE |
Plasma Effects |
In English |
→ Plasma physics |
| PEFPN |
Physica Energiae Fortis et Physica Nuclearis |
In Latin |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| PHA |
Physics and Astronomy |
In English |
→ Astronomy |
| PhAco |
Physical Acoustics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Acoustics |
| PhApp |
Physics and its Applications |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhASp |
Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| PhB |
Physics Bulletin |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhChH |
PhysicoChemical Hydrodynamics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhFl |
Physics of Fluids |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhL |
Physics Letters |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhLF |
Physics Laser Fusion |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics |
| PhLRv |
Physics of Life Reviews |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Biological sciences |
| PhP |
Physics in Perspective |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhPl |
Physics of Plasmas |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Plasma physics |
| PhQE |
Physics of Quantum Electronics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Nuclear, atomic, and molecular physics
→ Quantum mechanics |
| PhR |
Physics Reports |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhRv |
Physical Review |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhRvL |
Physical Review Letters |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhSS |
Physics of the Solid State |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhT |
Physics Today |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhTea |
The Physics Teacher |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Education |
| PhTec |
Physics in Technology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Engineering, technology |
| PhuZ |
Physik in unserer Zeit |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhyEd |
Physics Education |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhyEs |
Physics Essays |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhyG |
Physikalische Gesellschaft |
In German |
→ Organizations and associations |
| PhyGZ |
Physikalische Gesellschaft Zürich |
In German |
→ Organizations and associations |
| PhyN |
Physics Notes |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhyNr |
Physica Norvegica |
In Latin |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhyNY |
Physics New York |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ United States |
| PhyR |
Physical Research |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhyS |
Physica Scripta |
In Latin |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhyW |
Physics World |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PhyZ |
Physikalische Zeitschrift |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PIGP |
Proceedings of the Institute of General Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PIXE |
Particle-Induced X-ray Emission |
In English |
→ Radioactivity |
| PIXE |
Proton Induced X-ray Emission |
In English |
→ Radioactivity |
| PKM |
Physik der Kondensiterten Materie |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Physics of condensed matter |
| Pl&I |
Plasmas and Ions |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Plasma physics |
| PLATINOM |
PLAte-forme Technologie et INstrumentation Optique et Microondes |
In French |
→ Optics |
| PLDS |
Physics of Low-Dimensional Structures |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PlPhR |
Plasma Physics Reports |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Plasma physics |
| PlPo |
Plasmas and Polymers |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Plasma physics
→ Chemical technology
→ Plastic industry |
| PLTP |
Progress in Low Temperature Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals |
| PM |
Permanent Magnet |
In English |
→ Magnetism |
| PMatP |
Progress in Mathematical Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Mathematics |
| PMB |
Physics in Medicine and Biology |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Biological sciences
→ Medicine |
| PMetP |
Progress in Metal Physics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Metallurgy |
