Sagnac effect

effect due to rotation in special relativity
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Sagnac effect

Summary

Sagnac effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Georges Sagnac is named after Sagnac effect[2].
  • Sagnac effect's GND ID is recorded as 4178921-0[3].
  • Sagnac effect's subclass of is recorded as phenomenon[4].
  • Sagnac effect's Commons category is recorded as Sagnac effect[5].
  • Sagnac effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05jjql[6].
  • Sagnac effect's spoken text audio is recorded as Nl-Sagnac-effect-article.ogg[7].
  • Sagnac effect's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Sagnac-effect[8].
  • Sagnac effect's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122l_8_1[9].
  • Sagnac effect's Quora topic ID is recorded as Sagnac-Effect[10].
  • Sagnac effect's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "SagnacEffect"][11].
  • Sagnac effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778985243[12].
  • Sagnac effect's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2778985243[13].

Why It Matters

Sagnac effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sagnac effect. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sagnac-effect
MLA “Sagnac effect.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sagnac-effect.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sagnac-effect_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sagnac effect}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sagnac-effect}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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