magnetic moment
noun
: a vector quantity that is a measure of the torque exerted on a magnetic system (such as a bar magnet or dipole) when placed in a magnetic field and that for a magnet is the product of the distance between its poles and the strength of either pole
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On the one hand, the atoms inside iron germanium have magnetic moments that tend to want to align with their neighbors.
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023
Its value is determined mostly by the magnetic moment of the bare electron field; the largest changes arise from the electromagnetic field, and they can be calculated with astonishing precision.
—Luke Caldwell, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
On the other hand, the structure of the crystal itself motivates the magnetic moments to rotate with respect to their neighbors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023
As the sun set brilliantly over the Caribbean Sea, those were magnetic moments that had returned as a timely cue to appreciate the raw beauty of kindness.
—Tenille Clarke, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
The magnetic moment is affected by a menagerie of virtual particles that continuously pop in and out of existence.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2021
Making progress on this vexing problem boils down to better calculations and more precise measurements of the muon’s magnetic moment.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
On Thursday researchers announced the latest measurement milestone, which pins down the muon’s magnetic moment to an error of just one part in five million.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
Many years in the making, the experiment aimed to achieve very, very good measurements of the behavior of something called the magnetic moment of a muon.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023
Its value is determined mostly by the magnetic moment of the bare electron field; the largest changes arise from the electromagnetic field, and they can be calculated with astonishing precision.
—Luke Caldwell, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
On the other hand, the structure of the crystal itself motivates the magnetic moments to rotate with respect to their neighbors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023
As the sun set brilliantly over the Caribbean Sea, those were magnetic moments that had returned as a timely cue to appreciate the raw beauty of kindness.
—Tenille Clarke, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
The magnetic moment is affected by a menagerie of virtual particles that continuously pop in and out of existence.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2021
Making progress on this vexing problem boils down to better calculations and more precise measurements of the muon’s magnetic moment.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
On Thursday researchers announced the latest measurement milestone, which pins down the muon’s magnetic moment to an error of just one part in five million.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
Many years in the making, the experiment aimed to achieve very, very good measurements of the behavior of something called the magnetic moment of a muon.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2023
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magnetic moment
noun
magnetic mo·ment
-ˈmō-mənt 
: a vector quantity that is a measure of the torque exerted on a magnetic system (as a bar magnet or dipole) when placed in a magnetic field and that for a magnet is the product of the distance between its poles and the strength of either pole
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