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