electron

Summary

electron is a type of quantum particle^[1]. electron ranks in the top 4% of type_of_quantum_particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,020 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• electron is credited with the discovery of J. J. Thomson^[3].
• electron's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle^[4].
• amber is named after electron^[5].
• electron was followed by muon^[6].
• electron's location of discovery is recorded as Cavendish Laboratory Of Experimental Physics^[7].
• electron is a type of charged lepton^[8].
• electron is a type of elementary particle^[9].
• electron's Commons category is recorded as Electrons^[10].
• electron is the opposite of electron hole^[11].
• electron is the opposite of proton^[12].
• electron's interaction is recorded as weak interaction^[13].
• electron's interaction is recorded as electromagnetic interaction^[14].
• electron's interaction is recorded as gravity^[15].
• electron's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1897^[16].
• electron's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electron^[17].
• electron's g-factor is recorded as {'amount': '-2.00231930436256'}^[18].
• electron's spin quantum number is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5'}^[19].
• electron's parity quantum number is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[20].
• electron's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[21].
• electron's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• electron's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• electron's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[24].
• electron's Monte Carlo Particle Number is recorded as 11^[25].
• electron's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/electrons^[26].
• electron's different from is recorded as Elektron^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

electron's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle^[4]. Recorded subclass of include charged lepton^[8] and elementary particle^[9]. Recorded opposite of include electron hole^[11] and proton^[12].

Origins

amber is named after electron^[5].

Influence

Things named for electron include electronvolt^[28], an unit of energy^[29].

Why It Matters

electron ranks in the top 4% of type_of_quantum_particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,020 views/month).^[2] electron has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] electron is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for electron include electronvolt^[28], an unit of energy^[29].