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statistical mechanics

physics of large number of particles' statistical behavior
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statistical mechanics

Summary

statistical mechanics is a branch of mechanics[1]. It draws 797 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_mechanics category, ranking #5 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • statistical mechanics's image is recorded as Gibbs-Elementary principles in statistical mechanics.png[3].
  • statistical mechanics's instance of is recorded as branch of mechanics[4].
  • statistical mechanics's instance of is recorded as branch of chemistry[5].
  • statistical mechanics's GND ID is recorded as 4056999-8[6].
  • statistical mechanics's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85127571[7].
  • statistical mechanics's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11958255n[8].
  • statistical mechanics's IdRef ID is recorded as 027570711[9].
  • statistical mechanics's subclass of is recorded as statistical physics[10].
  • statistical mechanics's subclass of is recorded as mechanics[11].
  • statistical mechanics's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00573177[12].
  • statistical mechanics's Commons category is recorded as Statistical mechanics[13].
  • statistical mechanics's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 21433[14].
  • statistical mechanics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/071l0[15].
  • statistical mechanics's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph170616[16].
  • statistical mechanics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Statistical mechanics[17].
  • statistical mechanics's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX524922[18].
  • statistical mechanics's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 530.13[19].
  • statistical mechanics's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 796393[20].
  • statistical mechanics's facet of is recorded as statistical physics[21].
  • statistical mechanics's facet of is recorded as mechanics[22].
  • statistical mechanics's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000091008[23].
  • statistical mechanics's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/statistical-mechanics[24].
  • statistical mechanics's topic has template is recorded as Template:Statistical mechanics[25].
  • statistical mechanics's topic has template is recorded as Template:Statistical mechanics topics[26].
  • statistical mechanics's different from is recorded as quantum statistical mechanics[27].

Why It Matters

statistical mechanics draws 797 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_mechanics category, ranking #5 of 22).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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