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Curie-Weiss law

[ kyoor-ee-wahys, -vahys ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. the law that the susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to the difference of its temperature and the Curie point and that the substance ceases to be paramagnetic below the Curie point.

Curie-Weiss law

/ ˈkjʊərɪˈwaɪs; -ˈvaɪs /

noun

  1. the principle that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to the difference between its temperature and its Curie point
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Curie-Weiss law1

Named after P. Curie and Pierre Weiss (1865–1940), French physicist
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Curie-Weiss law1

C20: named after Pierre Curie and Pierre-Ernest Weiss (died 1940), French physicist

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