antiferromagnetism

/ ˌæntɪˌfɛrəʊˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm /

noun

1. physics the phenomenon exhibited by substances that resemble paramagnetic substances in the value of their relative permeability but that behave like ferromagnetic substances when their temperature is varied See also ferrimagnetism

Example Sentences

Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism have long been known to scientists as two classes of magnetic order of materials.

From Science Daily

By combining the effects of electron repulsion and quantum mechanics, Anderson explained how iron atoms become magnetic, and accounted for the interactions that result in antiferromagnetism.

From Nature

With ferromagnetism understood as deriving from the alignment of the individual magnetic moments of atoms in a crystal, Dr. Anderson provided a quantum explanation for what had been the perplexing property of antiferromagnetism.

From Washington Post

In contrast, Anderson expounded the concept of emergence, which stated that as any system grew larger, new phenomena—such as antiferromagnetism and superconductivity—could emerge that could not be predicted from the fundamental interactions.

From Science Magazine

The concept of antiferromagnetism, in which spins align in alternating directions and the average magnetic moment is zero, was developed only in the 1930s.

From Nature