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physical optics

branch of optics that studies interference, diffraction, polarization
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physical optics

Summary

physical optics ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • physical optics is a type of optics[2].
  • physical optics's Commons category is recorded as Wave mechanics[3].
  • physical optics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Physical optics[4].
  • physical optics's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[5].

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Definition and Type

physical optics is a type of optics[2].

Why It Matters

physical optics ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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

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  1. 18d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → physical-optics
    Svkkl authority id → 0423956-fyzikalni-optika, 0212822-vlnova-optika
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: physical-optics, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289950067|physical optics (#289950067)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  2. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0423956-fyzikalni-optika, 0212822-vlnova-optika
    Topic's main category → Category:Physical optics
    Subclass of → optics
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0423956-fyzikalni-optika, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259576|batch #259576]]"
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