Physics · Condensed Matter Physics
A topic within Condensed Matter Physics, itself one of 12 topics in that field and part of Physics.
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Louis Néel
Extends Weiss's molecular field theory to antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism, predicting that some magnetic materials have their moments cancel in alternating sublattices rather than align.
link checked 17 Sept 2026John H. Van Vleck
Argues that magnetism in solids cannot be understood classically at all, tracing how quantum mechanics alone explains paramagnetism, diamagnetism and the exchange interactions that a classical electron gas gets wrong.
link checked 17 Sept 2026