Anomaly or The Anomaly may refer to:

Science

Natural

Anomaly (natural sciences) In the natural sciences, especially in atmospheric and Earth sciences involving applied statistics, an anomaly is a persisting deviation in a physical quantity from its expected value, e.g., the systematic difference between a measurement and a ...

** Atmospheric anomaly ** Geophysical anomaly

Medical

Congenital anomaly A birth defect is an abnormal condition that is present at birth, regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. The disabilities can range from mild to severe. Birth def ...

(birth defect), a disorder present at birth ** Physical anomaly, a deformation of an anatomical structure ***

Congenital vertebral anomaly Congenital vertebral anomalies are a collection of malformations of the vertebral column, spine. Most, around 85%, are not clinically significant, but they can cause compression of the spinal cord by deforming the vertebral canal or causing instab ...

, any of several malformations of the spine **

Collie eye anomaly Collie eye anomaly (CEA) is a congenital, inherited, bilateral eye disease of dogs, which affects the retina, choroid, and sclera. It can be a mild disease or cause blindness. CEA is caused by a simple autosomal recessive gene defect. There is n ...

, eye disease of dogs **

Coronary artery anomaly Coronary artery anomalies are variations of the coronary circulation, affecting 1% of an unselected population - ''normal variant'': an alternative, unusual but benign morphological feature identified in >1% of the same population (e.g. le ...

, a congenital abnormality in the heart **

Ebstein's anomaly Ebstein's anomaly is a congenital heart defect in which the septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve are displaced downwards towards the apex of the right ventricle of the heart. Ebstein's anomaly has great anatomical heterogeneity tha ...

, a congenital heart defect ** Uhl anomaly, a congenital heart disease affecting the myocardial muscle **

Vaginal anomalies Vaginal anomalies are abnormal structures that are formed (or not formed) during the prenatal development of the female reproductive system and are rare congenital defects that result in an abnormal or absent vagina. When present, they are often ...

Biology

* Anomalous, a species of moth in the Noctuid family *

Chromosome anomaly A chromosomal abnormality, chromosomal anomaly, chromosomal aberration, chromosomal mutation, or chromosomal disorder is a missing, extra, or irregular portion of chromosomal DNA. These can occur in the form of numerical abnormalities, where ther ...

, a disorder caused by a structural error in a chromosome or an atypical number of chromosomes * Genetic anomaly, a disorder caused by mutation *

Teratology Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development in organisms during their life span. It is a sub-discipline in medical genetics which focuses on the classification of congenital abnormalities in dysmorphology caused by ...

, the study of developmental anomalies

Physics

Anomalous diffusion Anomalous diffusion is a diffusion process with a non-linear relationship between the mean squared displacement (MSD), \langle r^(\tau )\rangle , and time. This behavior is in stark contrast to Brownian motion, the typical diffusion process descr ...

, the movement of molecules from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration * Anomalous dispersion (optics), when the speed of an electromagnetic wave increases with increasing frequency *

Anomalon In physics, an anomalon is a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section. They were first noticed in experimental runs in the early 1980s as short tracks in film emulsions or plastic leaf detectors ...

, a hypothetical type of nuclear matter that shows an anomalously large reactive cross section *

Anomaly (physics) In quantum physics an anomaly or quantum anomaly is the failure of a symmetry of a theory's classical action to be a symmetry of any regularization of the full quantum theory. In classical physics, a classical anomaly is the failure of a symm ...

, a failure of a symmetry of a theory's classical action *

Conformal anomaly A conformal anomaly, scale anomaly, trace anomaly or Weyl anomaly is an anomaly, i.e. a quantum phenomenon that breaks the conformal symmetry of the classical theory. In quantum field theory when we set Planck constant \hbar to zero we have only ...

, a quantum phenomenon that breaks the conformal symmetry of the classical theory *

Chiral anomaly In theoretical physics, a chiral anomaly is the anomalous nonconservation of a chiral current. In everyday terms, it is analogous to a sealed box that contained equal numbers of left and right-handed bolts, but when opened was found to have mor ...

, an anomalous nonconservation of a chiral current *

Gauge anomaly In theoretical physics, a gauge anomaly is an example of an anomaly: it is a feature of quantum mechanics—usually a one-loop diagram—that invalidates the gauge symmetry of a quantum field theory; i.e. of a gauge theory. All gauge anomalie ...

, the effect of quantum mechanics that invalidates the gauge symmetry of a quantum field theory *

Global anomaly Primary Examples In theoretical physics, a global anomaly is a type of anomaly: in this particular case, it is a quantum effect that invalidates a large gauge transformation that would otherwise be preserved in the classical theory. This lea ...

, in quantum physics *

Gravitational anomaly In theoretical physics, a gravitational anomaly is an example of a gauge anomaly: it is an effect of quantum mechanics — usually a one-loop diagram—that invalidates the general covariance of a theory of general relativity combined with so ...

, an effect in quantum mechanics that invalidates the general covariance of some theories of general relativity *

Konishi anomaly In theoretical physics, the Konishi anomaly is the violation of the conservation of the Noether current associated with certain transformations in theories with N=1 supersymmetry. More precisely, this transformation changes the phase of a chira ...

, the violation of the conservation of the Noether current associated with certain transformations *

Mixed anomaly In theoretical physics, a mixed anomaly is an example of an anomaly: it is an effect of quantum mechanics — usually a one-loop diagram — that implies that the classically valid general covariance and gauge symmetry of a theory of general rel ...

, an effect in quantum mechanics *

Parity anomaly In theoretical physics a quantum field theory is said to have a parity anomaly if its classical action is invariant under a change of parity of the universe, but the quantum theory is not invariant. This kind of anomaly can occur in odd-dimen ...

, associated with parity

Astronomy

*In astronomy, an anomaly of an elliptical orbit, generally measured with respect to an

apsis An apsis (; ) is the farthest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body. The line of apsides (also called apse line, or major axis of the orbit) is the line connecting the two extreme values. Apsides perta ...

, usually the periapsis * Anomalous precession, another term for "apsidal precession" *

Eccentric anomaly In orbital mechanics, the eccentric anomaly is an angular parameter that defines the position of a body that is moving along an elliptic Kepler orbit, the angle measured at the center of the ellipse between the orbit's periapsis and the current ...

, an intermediate value used to compute the position of a celestial object as a function of time *

Flyby anomaly The flyby anomaly is a discrepancy between current scientific models and the actual increase in speed (i.e. increase in ''kinetic energy'') observed during a planetary flyby (usually of Earth) by a spacecraft. In multiple cases, spacecraft have ...

, an unexpected energy increase during the flybys of the Earth by various satellites *

Mean anomaly In celestial mechanics, the mean anomaly is the fraction of an elliptical orbit's period that has elapsed since the orbiting body passed periapsis, expressed as an angle which can be used in calculating the position of that body in the classical ...

, a measure of time in the study of orbital dynamics * Pioneer anomaly, the observed deviation of the trajectories of some uncrewed space probes, and especially Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 *

South Atlantic Anomaly The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is an area where Earth's inner Van Allen radiation belt comes closest to Earth's surface, dipping down to an altitude of . This leads to an increased flux of energetic particles in this region and exposes orbitin ...

, an area where the Earth's inner Van Allen radiation belt comes closest to the Earth's surface *

True anomaly In celestial mechanics, true anomaly is an angular parameter that defines the position of a body moving along a Keplerian orbit. It is the angle between the direction of periapsis and the current position of the body, as seen from the main focus ...

, the angle between the direction of periapsis and the current position of an object on its orbit

Arts and media

Fictional characters

* Anomaly (comics), a villain in DC Comics *Entities in the SCP universe, often referred to as "anomalies"

Fictional features in media

*Anomaly, a rift in the space-time continuum in the television series ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu. The series follows Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1 ...

'' *Anomaly, any shortcut to hyperspace travel in Robert Heinlein's novels of the 1950s, today called

wormhole A wormhole is a hypothetical structure that connects disparate points in spacetime. It can be visualized as a tunnel with two ends at separate points in spacetime (i.e., different locations, different points in time, or both). Wormholes are base ...

s *Anomaly, a time portal in the TV series '' Primeval'' *The

Fortean anomaly Charles Hoy Fort (August 6, 1874 – May 3, 1932) was an American writer and researcher who specialized in anomalous phenomena. The terms "Fortean" and "Forteana" are sometimes used to characterize various such phenomena. Fort's books sold w ...

, in the work of Charles Fort * Spatial anomaly, an extraordinary disruption in the space-time continuum in the ''Star Trek'' universe *The Tycho Magnetic Anomaly (TMA) on the Moon in the novel and in the film ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' by Sir Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick

Film and television

* "Anomaly" (''Star Trek: Enterprise''), a 2003 episode of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' * ''The Anomaly'' (film), a 2014 film

Literature

*'' The Anomalies'', a 2003 novel by Joey Goebel * ''Anomaly'' (series), a 2013 trilogy by Krista McGee * ''Anomaly'' (graphic novel), by Brian Haberlin * ''The Anomaly'' (novel), by French author Hervé Le Tellier

Music

Albums

* ''Anomaly'' (Ace Frehley album) (2009) * ''Anomalies'' (album) (2005), by Cephalic Carnage * ''Anomaly'' (The Hiatus album) (2010) * ''Anomaly'' (Lecrae album) (2014) *'' Anomalies, Vol. 1'' (2010), by Cave In

Songs

Anna Molly "Anna Molly" is the lead single from Incubus's sixth album, ''Light Grenades''. The single was released September 20, 2006, on the Sony Music Store almost a month before its scheduled release. However, it was soon withdrawn for unknown reasons. ...

" (a word play on the word "anomaly"), by Incubus *"Anomaly", a 2004 song by Psyopus from the album ''

Ideas of Reference Ideas of reference and delusions of reference describe the phenomenon of an individual experiencing innocuous events or mere coincidences and believing they have strong personal significance. It is "the notion that everything one perceives in th ...

'' *"An Anomaly", a 2007 song by It Prevails from the album ''The Inspiration'' *"The Anomaly", a 2011 song by Scar Symmetry from the album '' The Unseen Empire'' *"Anomaly", a 2012 song by KB from the album '' Weight & Glory''

Video games

*'' Anomaly: Warzone Earth'', a 2011 real time strategy video game **'' Anomaly Korea'' **'' Anomaly 2'' *'' Anomaly Collapse'', a 2024 turn-based strategy video game

Technology

Anomaly detection In data analysis, anomaly detection (also referred to as outlier detection and sometimes as novelty detection) is generally understood to be the identification of rare items, events or observations which deviate significantly from the majority of ...

, the process of detecting anomalies from the other, relevant data * Anomaly in software, any condition that deviates from expectation

Business

Market anomaly A market anomaly in a financial market is predictability that seems to be inconsistent with (typically risk-based) theories of asset prices. Standard theories include the capital asset pricing model and the Fama-French Three Factor Model, but a ...

, a distortion in prices in a financial market *

Anomaly (advertising agency) Anomaly is an advertising agency based in New York City. History Anomaly was founded in 2004 by Jason DeLand, Carl Johnson, and several partners, including Mike Byrne, Justin Barocas and Johnny Vulkan with a goal to integrate advertising more ...

, a marketing communications agency based in New York

Other uses

* Anomalistics, the study of scientific anomalies * Ararat anomaly, an object on Mount Ararat in Turkey claimed to be the remains of Noah's Ark *

Jayson Tatum Jayson Christopher Tatum Sr. ( ; born March 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a McDonald's All-American in high school in Missouri and played coll ...

, a basketball player nicknamed "The Anomaly"