It may seem ironic but the best index for this subject is found under Engineering, and is called Inspec . Under Sciences there are also General Sciences , and Science Citation Index . Atomic physics has proven to be a successful application of quantum mechanics , and was refined by quantum electrodynamics . Also somewhat related are the fields of plasma physics, and quantum chromodynamics .
Plasma physics is the study of high-energy subatomic particles that occur naturally in space.
The study of the interaction of ionized gas from the solar wind and magnetic fields of the planets was called magnetohydrodynamics. Hannes Alfven , a Swedish physicist, was the originator of magnetohydrodynamics, and along with his studies in space plasmas, earned him a Nobel Prize for physics in 1970. Today plasma physics is studied and used mostly in fusion reactors and by spacecraft studying the planets. The following web sites are not an exhaustive listing of sites on these interrelated subjects, but they are important web pages. This web page offers over 100 links to atomic, plasma and fusion pages.