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particle in a box

physical model in quantum mechanics which is analytically solvable
Thing general Q909221
particle in a box
Benjamin D. Esham (bdesham) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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particle in a box

Summary

particle in a box ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • particle in a box's image is recorded as Infinite potential well.svg[2].
  • particle in a box's subclass of is recorded as mathematical model[3].
  • particle in a box's Commons category is recorded as 1D infinite square wells[4].
  • particle in a box's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05_q1[5].
  • particle in a box's facet of is recorded as quantum mechanics[6].
  • particle in a box's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 197806323[7].
  • particle in a box's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C197806323[8].

Why It Matters

particle in a box ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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