Bethe-Slater curve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chart showing the exchange energy for transition metals as a function of the ratio of the interatomic distance to the radius of the electron shell. It illustrates why certain metals are ferromagnetic and others are antiferromagnetic.

Word forms

Bethe-Slater curve Bethe-Slater curves
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