Barnett effect

noun

Bar·​nett effect

(ˈ)bär¦net-,

-net-

: magnetization produced by rotating a body the direction of the magnetization being that of the rotation axis compare einstein-de haas effect

Word History

Etymology

after Samuel J. Barnett †1956 American physicist

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