Hall effect

American  

noun

Physics, Electricity.

1. the electromotive force generated in a strip of metal longitudinally conducting an electric current and subjected to a magnetic field normal to its major surface.

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Hall effect British  

noun

1. the production of a potential difference across a conductor carrying an electric current when a magnetic field is applied in a direction perpendicular to that of the current flow

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Hall effect Scientific  

/ hôl /

1. A phenomenon that occurs when an electric current moving through a conductor is exposed to an external magnetic field applied at a right angle, in which an electric potential develops in the conductor at a right angle to both the direction of current and the magnetic field. The Hall effect is a direct result of Lorentz forces acting on the charges in the current, and is named after physicist Edwin Herbert Hall (1855–1938).

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Etymology

Origin of Hall effect

1900–05; named after Edwin H. Hall (1855–1938), American physicist who discovered it

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Hall effect

The idea draws on an unexpected connection between quantum gravity and the quantum Hall effect, a remarkable phenomenon in condensed matter physics.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

The quantum Hall effect occurs when electricity flows through extremely thin materials exposed to a magnetic field.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

In the quantum Hall effect, those values remain fixed even when the conducting material contains imperfections.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

This phenomenon became known as the quantum Hall effect.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

We can't duplicate it exactly, but when you think— There's no Hall effect in liquids.

From Long Ago, Far Away by Leinster, Murray