positron

subatomic particle with positive charge
Thing type_of_quantum_particle Q3229
positron
Carl D. Anderson (1905–1991) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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positron

Summary

positron is a type of quantum particle[1]. positron draws 2,351 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_quantum_particle category, ranking #13 of 125).[2]

Key Facts

  • positron is credited with the discovery of Carl David Anderson[3].
  • positron's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle[4].
  • positron's instance of is recorded as particle physics[5].
  • positron was followed by antimuon[6].
  • positron is a type of antilepton[7].
  • positron is a type of elementary particle[8].
  • positron is part of particle physics[9].
  • positron's Commons category is recorded as Positrons[10].
  • positron's interaction is recorded as gravity[11].
  • positron's interaction is recorded as electromagnetic interaction[12].
  • positron's interaction is recorded as weak interaction[13].
  • positron's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1932[14].
  • positron's spin quantum number is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5'}[15].
  • positron's Monte Carlo Particle Number is recorded as -11[16].
  • positron's different from is recorded as electron hole[17].
  • positron's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q108888206', 'amount': '+0.5109989461'}[18].
  • positron's antiparticle is recorded as electron[19].
  • positron's electric charge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2101', 'amount': '+1'}[20].
  • positron's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
  • positron's theorized by is recorded as Paul Dirac[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of quantum particle[4] and particle physics[5]. Recorded subclass of include antilepton[7] and elementary particle[8].

Use and Application

positron is part of particle physics[9].

Why It Matters

positron draws 2,351 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_quantum_particle category, ranking #13 of 125).[2] positron has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] positron is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . pdg.lbl.gov. pdg.lbl.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    Subclass of antilepton, elementary particle
    Electric charge {'unit': 'Q2101', 'amount': '+1'}
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529508805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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