Curie's law
Ley de Curie
- Date
- 1896 · confidence high
- Place
- Paris, France
- Credited to
- Pierre Curie
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
A law stating that, in many paramagnetic materials, magnetization is directly proportional to the applied field and magnetic susceptibility is inversely proportional to absolute temperature.
Discovered by Pierre Curie; not to be confused with the Curie temperature, a distinct, later concept.
What it led to
- Modern understanding of paramagnetism
- A basis for magnetic thermometry at low temperatures
Built on
- Faraday's studies of magnetism