English

Noun

antiferromagnetism ‎(uncountable)

1. (physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature

Related terms

• antiferromagnetic

Translations

Swedish

Noun

antiferromagnetism c

1. antiferromagnetism

Declension

Related terms

• antiferromagnetisk

See also

• diamagnetism
• ferrimagnetism
• ferromagnetism
• paramagnetism