Curie–Weiss law
E453915
The Curie–Weiss law is a refinement of Curie’s law in magnetism that accounts for magnetic interactions between atoms by introducing a characteristic temperature, improving the description of paramagnetic susceptibility near ferromagnetic phase transitions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Curie–Weiss law canonical | 8 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curie–Weiss law Context triple: [Curie law of magnetization, isGeneralizedBy, Curie–Weiss law]
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A.
Curie law of magnetization
The Curie law of magnetization is a fundamental principle in magnetism stating that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic material is inversely proportional to its absolute temperature.
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B.
Néel temperature
Néel temperature is the critical temperature below which an antiferromagnetic material transitions from a disordered to an ordered magnetic state.
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Curie point (Curie temperature)
The Curie point (Curie temperature) is the critical temperature at which a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material loses its permanent magnetism and becomes paramagnetic.
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Dulong–Petit law
The Dulong–Petit law is an early empirical rule in thermodynamics stating that many solid elements have approximately the same molar heat capacity at high temperatures.
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E.
Néel relaxation
Néel relaxation is a magnetic relaxation process in which the magnetization of single-domain nanoparticles flips between energy minima due to thermal fluctuations without physical rotation of the particles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curie–Weiss law Target entity description: The Curie–Weiss law is a refinement of Curie’s law in magnetism that accounts for magnetic interactions between atoms by introducing a characteristic temperature, improving the description of paramagnetic susceptibility near ferromagnetic phase transitions.
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A.
Curie law of magnetization
The Curie law of magnetization is a fundamental principle in magnetism stating that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic material is inversely proportional to its absolute temperature.
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B.
Néel temperature
Néel temperature is the critical temperature below which an antiferromagnetic material transitions from a disordered to an ordered magnetic state.
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C.
Curie point (Curie temperature)
The Curie point (Curie temperature) is the critical temperature at which a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material loses its permanent magnetism and becomes paramagnetic.
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D.
Dulong–Petit law
The Dulong–Petit law is an early empirical rule in thermodynamics stating that many solid elements have approximately the same molar heat capacity at high temperatures.
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E.
Néel relaxation
Néel relaxation is a magnetic relaxation process in which the magnetization of single-domain nanoparticles flips between energy minima due to thermal fluctuations without physical rotation of the particles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law of magnetism
ⓘ
physical law ⓘ |
| accountsFor | interactions between magnetic moments ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
antiferromagnetic materials above Néel temperature
ⓘ
ferromagnetic materials above Curie temperature ⓘ paramagnetic materials ⓘ |
| approximationType |
mean-field approximation
ⓘ
phenomenological approximation ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Weiss molecular field
ⓘ
linked to:
Heisenberg model
mean field theory ⓘ |
| assumes |
linear response to applied magnetic field
ⓘ
non-interacting spins in an effective mean field ⓘ |
| characteristicSignOfTheta |
near-zero θ for simple paramagnets
ⓘ
negative θ for antiferromagnets ⓘ positive θ for ferromagnets ⓘ |
| describes | magnetic susceptibility of paramagnets ⓘ |
| field |
condensed matter physics
ⓘ
magnetism ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ |
| givesRelation | χ = C / (T − θ) ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th century development in magnetism theory ⓘ |
| improvesDescriptionNear | ferromagnetic phase transition ⓘ |
| introduces |
Curie temperature
ⓘ
linked to:
Curie point (Curie temperature)
Weiss temperature ⓘ |
| limitation | breaks down close to critical temperature due to critical fluctuations ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pierre Curie
ⓘ
Pierre-Ernest Weiss ⓘ |
| predicts | divergence of susceptibility at Curie temperature ⓘ |
| refines |
Curie’s law
ⓘ
linked to:
Curie law of magnetization
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| relatedModel |
Ising model in mean-field approximation
ⓘ
linked to:
Ising models
|
| relatedTo |
Curie law
ⓘ
linked to:
Curie law of magnetization
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| relatesQuantity |
Weiss constant θ
ⓘ
absolute temperature T ⓘ magnetic susceptibility χ ⓘ |
| usedFor |
classifying magnetic ordering type
ⓘ
estimating Curie temperature from susceptibility data ⓘ |
| usesParameter | Curie constant ⓘ |
| validInLimit | high temperature limit above ordering temperature ⓘ |
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