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Fermi surface

an abstract boundary in reciprocal space useful for predicting the thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of metals, semimetals, and doped semiconductors
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Fermi surface

Summary

Fermi surface ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Enrico Fermi is named after Fermi surface[2].
  • Fermi surface is a type of physical phenomenon[3].
  • Fermi surface is a type of surface[4].
  • Fermi surface's Commons category is recorded as Fermi surfaces[5].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include physical phenomenon[3] and surface[4].

Origins

Enrico Fermi is named after Fermi surface[2].

Why It Matters

Fermi surface ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

Enrico Fermi

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → physical phenomenon, surface
    Named after → Enrico Fermi
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529001005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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