Faraday rotation

English

Etymology

From Michael Faraday, who first described the effect.

Noun

Faraday rotation (countable and uncountable, plural Faraday rotations)

1. (physics) An interaction between a polarized electromagnetic pulse, such as a beam of light, and a magnetic field, in which the plane of polarization is rotated in proportion to the intensity of the component of the magnetic field in the direction of travel of the pulse.

Synonyms

• Faraday effect

Translations

interaction between a polarized electromagnetic pulse and a magnetic field

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法拉第旋轉／法拉第旋转 (Fǎlādì xuánzhuǎn)

• Finnish: Faraday-kiertymä
• Portuguese: rotação de Faraday f, rotação Faraday f