Curie-Weiss law

American

[kyoor-ee-wahys, -vahys] / ˈkjʊər iˈwaɪs, -ˈvaɪs /

noun

Physics.

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 British

/ ˈkjʊərɪˈwaɪs, -ˈvaɪs /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of Curie-Weiss law

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

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