physics

Ma Yugang

Ma Yugang is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ma Yugang rather than just read about it. In short: Ma Yugang (Chinese: 马余刚; born March 1968) is a Chinese nuclear physicist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He is currently a professor at Fudan University.

Key takeaways

Ma Yugang belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Ma Yugang to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Ma Yugang from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Ma Yugang (Chinese: 马余刚; born March 1968) is a Chinese nuclear physicist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He is currently a professor at Fudan University.

Biography Ma was born in Luting Township of Yuyao, Zhejiang in March 1968, while his ancestral home is in Ninghai County. He attended the Yuyao No. 8 High School. In 1989 he graduated from Zhejiang University, where he majored in physics. In 1994 he received his Doctor of Science degree from Shanghai Institute of Nuclear Research. Ma's elder brother Ma Yuqiang is also a physicist and a professor at Nanjing University who elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2021. In 1994, he joined the Institute of Nuclear Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) as a researcher. In 2015, he became a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). In 2017, was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Award 2015 Achievement in Asia Award (Robert T. Poe Prize)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ma Yugang

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ma Yugang claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ma Yugang before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ma Yugang ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ma Yugang

In research: Ma Yugang appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ma Yugang in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ma Yugang is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1968 births, Fellows of the American Physical Society, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ma Yugang outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Ma Yugang in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Ma Yugang means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Ma Yugang out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Ma Yugang in simple terms?

Ma Yugang (Chinese: 马余刚; born March 1968) is a Chinese nuclear physicist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He is currently a professor at Fudan University.

Why does Ma Yugang matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Ma Yugang?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Ma Yugang.