new physics
/ˌnjuː ˈfɪzɪks/noun
Usually with the. A branch of physics based on radically new principles or assumptions which require previous theories to be re-evaluated; novel and innovative physical theories or discoveries; specifically the science of physics as it developed during the 20th cent. on the basis of theories transcending the concepts of classical Newtonian physics (as wave–particle duality, quantum mechanics, and relativity).
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Naturalist. From new + physics.
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