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photon

Summary

photon is a type of quantum particle[1]. photon ranks in the top 2% of type_of_quantum_particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,785 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • photon's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle[3].
  • photon is a type of gauge boson[4].
  • photon is a type of massless quantum particle[5].
  • photon is a type of stable elementary particle[6].
  • photon is a type of real neutral particle[7].
  • photon is a type of force carrier[8].
  • photon is a type of quantum[9].
  • photon is a type of elementary particle[10].
  • photon is a type of Q15809444[11].
  • photon is part of response to light stimulus[12].
  • photon is part of Photinus-luciferin 4-monooxygenase (ATP-hydrolyzing) activity[13].
  • photon is part of Oplophorus-luciferin 2-monooxygenase activity[14].
  • photon is part of Latia-luciferin monooxygenase (demethylating) activity[15].
  • photon is part of Cypridina-luciferin 2-monooxygenase activity[16].
  • photon is part of Renilla-luciferin 2-monooxygenase activity[17].
  • photon is part of Watasenia-luciferin 2-monooxygenase activity[18].
  • photon is part of alkanal monooxygenase (FMN-linked) activity[19].
  • photon is part of oxygen evolving activity[20].
  • photon's Commons category is recorded as Photon[21].
  • photon's interaction is recorded as electromagnetic interaction[22].
  • photon's interaction is recorded as gravity[23].
  • photon's interaction is recorded as electromagnetic field[24].
  • photon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1923[25].
  • photon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Photons[26].
  • photon's notation is recorded as Γ[27].

Body

Definition and Type

photon's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle[3]. Recorded subclass of include gauge boson[4], massless quantum particle[5], stable elementary particle[6], real neutral particle[7], force carrier[8], and quantum[9].

Use and Application

Part of include response to light stimulus[12], Photinus-luciferin 4-monooxygenase (ATP-hydrolyzing) activity[13], Oplophorus-luciferin 2-monooxygenase activity[14], Latia-luciferin monooxygenase (demethylating) activity[15], Cypridina-luciferin 2-monooxygenase activity[16], and Renilla-luciferin 2-monooxygenase activity[17].

Influence

Things named for photon include photon sphere[28], a region of space[29] and photon belt[30], a religious belief[31], founded in 1950[32].

Why It Matters

photon ranks in the top 2% of type_of_quantum_particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,785 views/month).[2] photon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] photon is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for photon include photon sphere[28], a region of space[29] and photon belt[30], a religious belief[31], founded in 1950[32].

Related Entities

Albert Einstein Gilbert N. Lewis Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . elementy.ru. elementy.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Interaction → electromagnetic interaction, gravity, electromagnetic field
    Subclass of → gauge boson, massless quantum particle, stable elementary particle +5
    Named by → Gilbert N. Lewis, Albert Einstein
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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