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'''Physics:''' [[:Category:Glass physics|Glass physics]] deals with topics such as the nature of the [[glass transition]], [[Optics|optical]] properties of glass, [[fracture mechanics]], and the modeling of glass behavior based on fundamental thermodynamic principles ([[Calculation_of_glass_properties#Global_models|deductive glass modeling]]). Important articles, for example, [[Viscosity]], [[Optical fiber]], [[Physics of glass]] or [[Refractive index]] are summarized in the categories [[:Category:Glass physics|Glass physics]] and [[:Category:Glass engineering and science|Glass engineering and science]].
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'''Chemistry:''' Important topics within [[:Category:Glass chemistry|glass chemistry]] are:
*[[:Category:Glass compositions|Glass composition formulation]] or [[glass modeling]] for obtaining certain desired properties, for example [[liquidus temperature]], optical properties, viscosity, [[Coloring and color marking in glass|color]], or [[Corrosion#Corrosion_of_glasses|corrosion behavior]], as well as
*[[:Category:Glass coating and surface modification|Glass coating and surface modification]] for [[Insulated glazing|insulation glass]], vehicle [[windshield]]s, [[anti-fog]] glass, [[DNA microarray]]s, or printing-on-glass compositions based on [[alkoxy]] [[silane]] coupling agents.
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'''Engineering & Technology:''' [[:Category:Glass engineering and science|Glass engineering and technology]] covers areas such as [[Glass_production#Hot_end|commercial glass melting]] (large-scale [[soda-lime glass]] melting, optical glass melting, [[Glass recycling|recycling]], [[Radioactive_waste#Vitrification|waste vitrification]]), [[Template:Glass forming|glass forming]] ([[Float glass|floating]], [[Pressed glass|pressing]], [[Glassblowing|blowing]], [[Optical_fiber#Manufacturing|fiber drawing]], [[Glass-to-metal seal|sealing]], [[Annealing (glass)|annealing]]), treatments of solid glass (cutting, grinding, polishing, printing on glass, coating), and [[Architectural glass|architecture]] and [[Civil engineering|civil engineering]] related to glass. Some of the mentioned processes and selected [[Calculation of glass properties|glass properties are modeled]], e.g., by [[Calculation_of_glass_properties#Finite_element_method|finite element methods]].
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'''Geology, glass in nature:''' Glass is forming in nature during high-temperature events involving silicate compounds, followed by rapid cooling, as it occurs during volcanic eruptions (see [[volcanic glass]] such as [[obsidian]]), meteorite impacts (e.g., [[tektite]]), and lightning strikes (e.g., [[fulgurite]]). The categories [[:Category:Glass in nature|Glass in nature]] and [[:Category:Vitreous rocks|Vitreous rocks]] contain all glass articles relevant to geology.
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