Rayleigh scattering

Summary

Rayleigh scattering ranks in the top 0.89% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,450 views/month, #693 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh is named after Rayleigh scattering^[2].
• Rayleigh scattering's GND ID is recorded as 4177106-0^[3].
• Rayleigh scattering's subclass of is recorded as scattering^[4].
• Rayleigh scattering's Commons category is recorded as Rayleigh scattering^[5].
• Rayleigh scattering's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06jb4^[6].
• Rayleigh scattering's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Rayleigh-scattering^[7].
• Rayleigh scattering's Quora topic ID is recorded as Rayleigh-Scattering^[8].
• Rayleigh scattering's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as rayleigh-scattering^[9].
• Rayleigh scattering's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as rayleighspredning^[10].
• Rayleigh scattering's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "RayleighScattering"]^[11].
• Rayleigh scattering's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[12].
• Rayleigh scattering's World of Physics ID is recorded as RayleighScattering^[13].
• Rayleigh scattering's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 46244369^[14].
• Rayleigh scattering's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2909125303^[15].
• Rayleigh scattering's related image is recorded as Leehasacamera - Sunset over the clouds (by).jpg^[16].
• Rayleigh scattering's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007563245305171^[17].
• Rayleigh scattering's Lex ID is recorded as Rayleigh-spredning^[18].
• Rayleigh scattering's KBpedia ID is recorded as RayleighScattering^[19].
• Rayleigh scattering's IEV number is recorded as 731-03-37^[20].
• Rayleigh scattering's Enciclopedia della Scienza e della Tecnica ID is recorded as scattering-di-rayleigh^[21].
• Rayleigh scattering's Enciclopedia della Scienza e della Tecnica ID is recorded as diffusione-di-rayleigh^[22].
• Rayleigh scattering's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C46244369^[23].
• Rayleigh scattering's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as chemistry/rayleigh-scattering^[24].
• Rayleigh scattering's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as earth-and-planetary-sciences/rayleigh-scattering^[25].
• Rayleigh scattering's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as medicine-and-dentistry/rayleigh-scattering^[26].

Why It Matters

Rayleigh scattering ranks in the top 0.89% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,450 views/month, #693 of 77,819).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]