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Magnetic moment per unit volume of a material, denoted '''M''', defined in terms of the magnetic moments of its constituents by '''M'''=(1/''V'')<big>Σ</big><sub>''j''</sub> '''m'''<sub>j</sub> | Magnetic moment per unit volume of a material, denoted '''M''', defined in terms of the magnetic moments of its constituents by '''M'''=(1/''V'')<big>Σ</big><sub>''j''</sub> '''m'''<sub>j</sub> where the magnetic moment '''m<sub>j</sub>''' of the ''j''-th constituent in the volume ''V'' is a vector property that determines the torque the object experiences in a magnetic field tending to align its moment with the field. | ||
where the magnetic moment '''m<sub>j</sub>''' of the ''j''-th constituent in the volume ''V'' is a vector property that determines the torque the object experiences in a magnetic field tending to align its moment with the field. | |||
Latest revision as of 09:27, 21 December 2010
Magnetic moment per unit volume of a material, denoted M, defined in terms of the magnetic moments of its constituents by M=(1/V)Σj mj where the magnetic moment mj of the j-th constituent in the volume V is a vector property that determines the torque the object experiences in a magnetic field tending to align its moment with the field.