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Stern–Gerlach experiment

physical experiment that demonstrated the quantization of angular momentum
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Stern–Gerlach experiment

Summary

Stern–Gerlach experiment is a physics experiment[1]. It draws 1,412 Wikipedia views per month (physics_experiment category, ranking #4 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stern–Gerlach experiment's instance of is recorded as physics experiment[3].
  • Otto Stern is named after Stern–Gerlach experiment[4].
  • Walter Gerlach is named after Stern–Gerlach experiment[5].
  • Stern–Gerlach experiment's Commons category is recorded as Stern-Gerlach experiment[6].
  • Stern–Gerlach experiment's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[7].

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Context

Stern–Gerlach experiment's instance of is recorded as physics experiment[3].

Why It Matters

Stern–Gerlach experiment draws 1,412 Wikipedia views per month (physics_experiment category, ranking #4 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Otto Stern Walter Gerlach

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2FDtEo
    Instance of → physics experiment
    Named after → —
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8
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