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216 5 electromagnetic effects<br />

TA B L E 17 Selected matter properties related to electromagnetism, showing among other things the<br />

role it plays in the constitution of matter; at the same time a short overview of atomic, solid state, fluid<br />

and business physics.<br />

Property Example Definition<br />

thermalradiation,heat every object temperature-dependent radiationemitted<br />

radiationorincandescence<br />

byanymacroscopicamountofmatter<br />

emissivity all bodies abilitytoemitthermallight<br />

Interactionswithchargesandcurrents(transport-relatedeffects)<br />

electrification separatingmetals from spontaneouscharging<br />

insulators<br />

triboelectricity glassrubbedoncatfur chargingthroughrubbing<br />

barometerlight mercury slippingalong gasdischargeduetotriboelectricity Ref. 183<br />

glass<br />

insulation air nocurrentflowbelowcriticalvoltagedrop<br />

semiconductivity diamond,siliconor<br />

gallium arsenide<br />

currentflowsonlywhenmaterialisimpure<br />

(‘doped’)<br />

conductivity copper,metals currentflowseasily<br />

superconductivity niobiumbelow9 K currentflowsindefinitely<br />

ionization fireflames currentflowseasily<br />

localization(weak, disordered solids resistanceofdisordered solids<br />

Anderson)<br />

resistivity,Joule effect graphite,W heatingduetocurrentflow<br />

thermoelectric effects at<br />

contacts:Seebeckeffect,<br />

Peltiereffect<br />

thermoelectric effect inthe<br />

bulk: Thomsoneffect<br />

ZnSb,PbTe,PbSe,<br />

BiSeTe, Bi 2 Te 3 ,etc.<br />

currentflowduetotemperaturedifference,<br />

coolingduetocurrentflow<br />

Fe,Bi,Co,Sb,Cu,Ag, coolingduetotemperaturegradients<br />

etc.<br />

acousto-electriceffect CdS soundgenerationbycurrents,andvice<br />

versa<br />

magnetoresistance(several permalloy, perovskites, electrical resistancechangeswithapplied<br />

differenteffects) metal multilayers magneticfield Ref. 184<br />

recombination smokedetector chargecarriers combinetomakeneutral<br />

atomsormolecules<br />

annihilation positrontomography particleandantiparticle,e.g.electronand<br />

positron,disappearintophotons<br />

Penningeffect H,Ne,Ar neutralmetastableexcited atomsionize<br />

Richardsoneffect,thermal<br />

emission<br />

BaO 2 ,W,Mo,usedin<br />

tvandelectron<br />

microscopes<br />

otheratomsthroughcollisions<br />

emissionofelectrons fromhotmetals<br />

skineffect Cu,allconductors highcurrentdensityonexteriorofwireat<br />

highfrequency<br />

pincheffect InSb,plasmas highcurrentdensityoninteriorofwire<br />

Motion Mountain – The Adventure of Physics copyright © Christoph Schiller June 1990–November 2015 free pdf file available at www.motionmountain.net

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