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Eikonal equation

non-linear partial differential equation encountered in problems of wave propagation
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Eikonal equation

Summary

Eikonal equation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Eikonal equation's GND ID is recorded as 4151213-3[2].
  • Eikonal equation's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85041408[3].
  • Eikonal equation's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13319647s[4].
  • Eikonal equation's subclass of is recorded as nonlinear partial differential equation[5].
  • Eikonal equation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c8sdg[6].
  • Eikonal equation's FAST ID is recorded as 904071[7].
  • Eikonal equation's Mathematics Subject Classification ID is recorded as 35F20[8].
  • Eikonal equation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 40375134[9].
  • Eikonal equation's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007533687005171[10].
  • Eikonal equation's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C40375134[11].
  • Eikonal equation's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/f107d425-a1db-4e02-9068-113322ec05f3[12].

Why It Matters

Eikonal equation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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