English Explanatory Dictionary

quantum Hall effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An effect marked by the quantization of the Hall resistance, observed in two-dimensional electron systems subjected to low temperatures and strong magnetic field.

Word forms

quantum Hall effect quantum Hall effects

Etymology

quantum + Hall effect; from Edwin Hall, who discovered the classical Hall effect in 1879.

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