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  2. Photomagnetism - Wikipedia

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    Photomagnetism (photomagnetic effect) is the effect in which a material acquires (and in some cases loses) its ferromagnetic properties in response to light. The current model for this phenomenon is a light-induced electron transfer, accompanied by the reversal of the spin direction of an electron.

  3. Intermolecular force - Wikipedia

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    This gives a real gas a tendency to occupy a larger volume than an ideal gas at the same temperature and pressure. The attractive force draws molecules closer together and gives a real gas a tendency to occupy a smaller volume than an ideal gas. Which interaction is more important depends on temperature and pressure (see compressibility factor).

  4. Counter-electromotive force - Wikipedia

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    For example, the voltage appearing across an inductor or coil is due to a change in current which causes a change in the magnetic field within the coil, and therefore the self-induced voltage. [1] [2] The polarity of the voltage at every moment opposes that of the change in applied voltage, to keep the current constant.

  5. Photoelasticity - Wikipedia

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    Photoelasticity. Plastic utensils in a photoelasticity experiment. In materials science, photoelasticity describes changes in the optical properties of a material under mechanical deformation. It is a property of all dielectric media and is often used to experimentally determine the stress distribution in a material.

  6. Electromotive force - Wikipedia

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    In electromagnetism and electronics, electromotive force (also electromotance, abbreviated emf, [1] [2] denoted or [citation needed]) is an energy transfer to an electric circuit per unit of electric charge, measured in volts. Devices called electrical transducers provide an emf [3] by converting other forms of energy into electrical energy. [3]

  7. Faraday's law of induction - Wikipedia

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    Faraday's law of induction (or simply Faraday's law) is a law of electromagnetism predicting how a magnetic field will interact with an electric circuit to produce an electromotive force (emf). This phenomenon, known as electromagnetic induction, is the fundamental operating principle of transformers, inductors, and many types of electric ...

  8. Lenz's law - Wikipedia

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    Definition. Lenz's law states that: The current induced in a circuit due to a change in a magnetic field is directed to oppose the change in flux and to exert a mechanical force which opposes the motion. Lenz's law is contained in the rigorous treatment of Faraday's law of induction (the magnitude of EMF induced in a coil is proportional to the ...

  9. Thermal expansion - Wikipedia

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    This is an expansion of 0.2%. If a block of steel has a volume of 2 cubic meters, then under the same conditions, it would expand to 2.004 cubic meters, again an expansion of 0.2%. The volumetric expansion coefficient would be 0.2% for 50 K, or 0.004% K −1. If the expansion coefficient is known, the change in volume can be calculated