Etymology

Néel wall

Today it means: A narrow transition region between magnetic domains, such that the magnetization smoothly rotates from the direction of magnetization within the first domain to the direction of magnetization within the second. Full definition →

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The story

Named after the French physicist Louis Néel.

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