Nernst effect

noun

A thermoelectric (or thermomagnetic) phenomenon observed when a sample allowing electrical conduction is subjected to a magnetic field and a temperature gradient normal (perpendicular) to each other. An electric field will be induced normal to both.

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Ettingshausen-Nernst effectNernst-Ettingshausen effect
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Meanings

nounNernst effect (plural Nernst effects)

plural Nernst effects

  1. chemistryA thermoelectric (or thermomagnetic) phenomenon observed when a sample allowing electrical conduction is subjected to a magnetic field and a temperature gradient normal (perpendicular) to each other. An electric field will be induced normal to both.

    Synonyms: Ettingshausen-Nernst effect, Nernst-Ettingshausen effect

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA thermoelectric (or thermomagnetic) phenomenon observed when a sample allowing electrical conduction is subjected to a magnetic field and a temperature gradient normal (perpendicular) to each other. An electric field will be induced normal to both.

Similar
Ettingshausen-Nernst effectNernst-Ettingshausen effect

Origin

After Walther Hermann Nernst (1864-1941), German chemist.

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