Pierre Weiss
| Pierre Weiss | |
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| Born |
25 March 1865 Mulhouse |
| Died |
24 October 1940 (aged 75) Lyon |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Physics |
| Known for | Ferromagnetism |
Pierre-Ernest Weiss (25 March 1865 – 24 October 1940) was a French physicist who developed the domain theory of ferromagnetism in 1907.[1] Weiss domains and the Weiss magneton are named after him. Weiss also developed the Molecular or Mean field theory, which is often called Weiss-mean-field theory.
Weiss was born in Mulhouse and died in Lyon.
References
- ↑ Hellemans, Alexander; Bunch, Bryan (1988). The Timetables of Science. Simon & Schuster. p. 411. ISBN 0671621300.
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