English Explanatory Dictionary

Voigt effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A magneto-optical phenomenon which rotates and elliptizes linearly polarised light sent into an optically active medium.

Word forms

Voigt effect Voigt effects

Etymology

Named after German scientist Woldemar Voigt who discovered the effect.

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