density matrix

Summary

density matrix ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• density matrix is credited with the discovery of Lev Landau^[2].
• density matrix is credited with the discovery of John von Neumann^[3].
• density matrix is credited with the discovery of Felix Bloch^[4].
• density matrix's subclass of is recorded as hermitian matrix^[5].
• density matrix's subclass of is recorded as positive-semidefinite matrix^[6].
• density matrix's subclass of is recorded as operator^[7].
• density matrix's Commons category is recorded as Density matrix^[8].
• density matrix's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gyzn^[9].
• density matrix's facet of is recorded as quantum information science^[10].
• density matrix's facet of is recorded as statistical physics^[11].
• density matrix's facet of is recorded as molecular physics^[12].
• density matrix's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/density-operator^[13].
• density matrix's different from is recorded as dense matrix^[14].
• density matrix's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11h_w1w5_y^[15].
• density matrix's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2194413^[16].
• density matrix's nLab ID is recorded as density matrix^[17].
• density matrix's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 56911000^[18].
• density matrix's Encyclopedia of Mathematics article ID is recorded as Density_matrix^[19].
• density matrix's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 밀도행렬^[20].
• density matrix's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C56911000^[21].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Lev Landau^[2], a physicist^[22], 1908–1968^[23], of Russian Empire^[24], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[25], specialised in theoretical physics^[26]; John von Neumann^[3], a mathematician^[27], 1903–1957^[28], of Hungary^[29], awarded the Medal of Freedom^[30], specialised in functional analysis^[31]; and Felix Bloch^[4], a physicist^[32], 1905–1983^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[35], specialised in physics^[36].

Why It Matters

density matrix ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]