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 (89 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • physical optics's GND ID is recorded as 4189552-6[2].
  • physical optics's subclass of is recorded as optics[3].
  • physical optics's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00561127[4].
  • physical optics's Commons category is recorded as Wave mechanics[5].
  • physical optics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07fp1r[6].
  • physical optics's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph288762[7].
  • physical optics's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph127137[8].
  • physical optics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Physical optics[9].
  • physical optics's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122f2cdw[10].
  • physical optics's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1926300[11].
  • physical optics's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as optique-ondulatoire[12].
  • physical optics's Quora topic ID is recorded as Physical-Optics[13].
  • physical optics's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19589397[14].
  • physical optics's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as physical-optics[15].
  • physical optics's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 139043[16].
  • physical optics's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].
  • physical optics's ANZSRC 2008 FoR ID is recorded as 020501[18].
  • physical optics's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 154236941[19].
  • physical optics's KBpedia ID is recorded as PhysicalOptic[20].
  • physical optics's ANZSRC 2020 FoR ID is recorded as 510302[21].
  • physical optics's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C154236941[22].

Why It Matters

physical optics ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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  20. [21] . abs.gov.au. abs.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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