Physics
- Vertex (physics), a point where particles collide and interact
- Vertex (optics), a point where the optical axis crosses a lens surface
- Vertex operator algebra in conformal field theory
- Vertex function describing the interaction between a photon and an electron
- Vertex model in statistical mechanics, a discrete model of a physical system in which weights are associated with vertices of a grid graph.
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