Etymology

Kondo effect

Today it means: The scattering of conduction electrons in a metal due to magnetic impurities, resulting in a characteristic change, that is, a minimum in electrical resistivity with temperature. Full definition →

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Named after Japanese theoretical physicist Jun Kondo.

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