Bethe-Slater curve

noun

A chart showing the exchange energy for transition metals as a function of the ratio of the interatomic distance to the radius of the electron shell. It illustrates why certain metals are ferromagnetic and others are antiferromagnetic.

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Meanings

nounBethe-Slater curve (plural Bethe-Slater curves)

plural Bethe-Slater curves

  1. A chart showing the exchange energy for transition metals as a function of the ratio of the interatomic distance to the radius of the electron shell. It illustrates why certain metals are ferromagnetic and others are antiferromagnetic.

Translations

German Bethe-Slater-Kurve
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