photon

Summary

photon is a type of quantum particle^[1]. photon ranks in the top 2% of type_of_quantum_particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,358 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• photon's video is recorded as Electromagneticwave3D.gif^[3].
• photon's image is recorded as Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.jpg^[4].
• photon's image is recorded as Refraction of daylight through a prism.jpg^[5].
• photon's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle^[6].
• photon's GND ID is recorded as 4045922-6^[7].
• photon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85101398^[8].
• photon's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11979547h^[9].
• photon's IdRef ID is recorded as 027840611^[10].
• photon's subclass of is recorded as gauge boson^[11].
• photon's subclass of is recorded as massless quantum particle^[12].
• photon's subclass of is recorded as stable elementary particle^[13].
• photon's subclass of is recorded as real neutral particle^[14].
• photon's subclass of is recorded as force carrier^[15].
• photon's subclass of is recorded as quantum^[16].
• photon's subclass of is recorded as elementary particle^[17].
• photon's subclass of is recorded as Q15809444^[18].
• photon's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00566716^[19].
• photon's part of is recorded as response to light stimulus^[20].
• photon's part of is recorded as Photinus-luciferin 4-monooxygenase (ATP-hydrolyzing) activity^[21].
• photon's part of is recorded as Oplophorus-luciferin 2-monooxygenase activity^[22].
• photon's part of is recorded as Latia-luciferin monooxygenase (demethylating) activity^[23].
• photon's part of is recorded as Cypridina-luciferin 2-monooxygenase activity^[24].
• photon's part of is recorded as Renilla-luciferin 2-monooxygenase activity^[25].
• photon's part of is recorded as Watasenia-luciferin 2-monooxygenase activity^[26].
• photon's part of is recorded as alkanal monooxygenase (FMN-linked) activity^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for photon include photon sphere^[28], a region of space^[29] and photon belt^[30], a religious belief^[31], founded in 1950^[32].

Why It Matters

photon ranks in the top 2% of type_of_quantum_particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,358 views/month).^[2] photon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] photon is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for photon include photon sphere^[28], a region of space^[29] and photon belt^[30], a religious belief^[31], founded in 1950^[32].