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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: magnetic susceptibility
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Symbol: κ
Definition: scalar or tensor quantity the product of which by the magnetic constant μ0 and by the magnetic field strength H is equal to the magnetic polarization J:

J = μ0 κ H

NOTE – In an isotropic medium the magnetic susceptibility is a scalar; in an anisotropic medium it is a tensor.


Publication date:1998-08
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Internal notes:2015-12-07: <sub>o</sub> corrected to <sub>0</sub> and tagging corrected. JGO
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