Wilson loop

Summary

Wilson loop ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Kenneth G. Wilson is named after Wilson loop^[2].
• Wilson loop's subclass of is recorded as operator in physics^[3].
• Wilson loop's subclass of is recorded as holonomy^[4].
• Wilson loop's subclass of is recorded as observable^[5].
• Wilson loop's opposite of is recorded as 't Hooft loop^[6].
• Wilson loop's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w_07^[7].
• Wilson loop's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/wilson-loop^[8].
• Wilson loop's defining formula is recorded as \operatorname{tr}\left(\mathcal P\exp\mathrm i\oint_\gamma A_\mu \mathrm dx^\mu\right)^[9].
• Wilson loop's nLab ID is recorded as Wilson loop^[10].
• Wilson loop's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[11].
• Wilson loop's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776482091^[12].
• Wilson loop's in defining formula is recorded as \operatorname{tr}^[13].
• Wilson loop's in defining formula is recorded as \mathcal P^[14].
• Wilson loop's in defining formula is recorded as \oint^[15].
• Wilson loop's in defining formula is recorded as A^[16].
• Wilson loop's in defining formula is recorded as \gamma^[17].
• Wilson loop's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2776482091^[18].

Why It Matters

Wilson loop ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]