Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:optics microscopy |
gptkbp:dependsOn |
aperture diameter
wavelength of light |
gptkbp:describes |
minimum resolvable detail
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gptkbp:explains |
why two point sources may appear as one
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gptkbp:form |
θ = 1.22 λ / D
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gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
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gptkbp:hasUnit |
radian
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Rayleigh criterion
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
angular resolution
diffraction limit |
gptkbp:usedIn |
microscope design
telescope design |
gptkbp:yearProposed |
1879
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_Strutt,_3rd_Baron_Rayleigh
gptkb:John_William_Strutt gptkb:Lord_Rayleigh gptkb:John_Strutt,_1st_Baron_Rayleigh |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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