Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect

Summary

Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect is credited with the discovery of Stanislav Mikheyev^[2].
• Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect is credited with the discovery of Alexei Yuryevich Smirnov^[3].
• Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Wolfenstein^[4].
• Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/090qr4^[5].
• Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect's main subject is recorded as neutrino^[6].
• Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect's facet of is recorded as particle physics^[7].
• Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect's facet of is recorded as neutrino^[8].
• Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "MikheyevSmirnovWolfensteinEffect"]^[9].
• Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 171511971^[10].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Stanislav Mikheyev^[2], a physicist^[11], 1940–2011^[12], of Russia^[13], awarded the Sakurai Prize^[14], specialised in particle physics^[15]; Alexei Yuryevich Smirnov^[3], a physicist^[16], b. 1951^[17], of Soviet Union^[18], awarded the Sakurai Prize^[19]; and Lincoln Wolfenstein^[4], a physicist^[20], 1923–2015^[21], of United States^[22], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[23], specialised in physics^[24].

Why It Matters

Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]