Curie-Weiss law
[ kyoo r-ee-wahys, -vahys ]
/ ˈkyʊər iˈwaɪs, -ˈvaɪs /
noun Physics.
the law that the susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to the difference of its temperature and the Curie point and that the substance ceases to be paramagnetic below the Curie point.
Origin of Curie-Weiss law
named after P.
Curie and Pierre
Weiss (1865–1940), French physicist
British Dictionary definitions for curie-weiss law
Curie-Weiss law
/ (ˈkjʊərɪˈwaɪs, -ˈvaɪs) /
noun
the principle that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to the difference between its temperature and its Curie point
Word Origin for Curie-Weiss law
C20: named after Pierre
Curie and Pierre-Ernest
Weiss (died 1940), French physicist