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Nernst effect
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Etymology
After Walther Hermann Nernst (1864-1941), German chemist.
Noun
en physics chemistry 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.
en Ettingshausen-Nernst effect Nernst-Ettingshausen effect
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