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Fourier optics

study of classical optics using Fourier transforms
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Fourier optics

Summary

Fourier optics is a branch of physics[1]. It draws 134 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_physics category, ranking #40 of 105).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fourier optics's image is recorded as Plan de Fourier.png[3].
  • Fourier optics's instance of is recorded as branch of physics[4].
  • Joseph Fourier is named after Fourier optics[5].
  • Fourier optics's part of is recorded as optics[6].
  • Fourier optics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01t9hy[7].
  • Fourier optics's Quora topic ID is recorded as Fourier-Optics[8].
  • Fourier optics's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 191711199[9].
  • Fourier optics's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C191711199[10].
  • Fourier optics's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 132933[11].

Why It Matters

Fourier optics draws 134 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_physics category, ranking #40 of 105).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Joseph Fourier

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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