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electron

[ih-lek-tron] / ɪˈlɛk trɒn /


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The other is the Zeeman effect, which describes the coupling between the magnetic field and electron spin.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

In particular, the electron structure of the ultrathin ruthenium dioxide had to experience lattice strain, which places pressure on the material's atomic structure.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

More recently, researchers have found them in materials that also support more complicated forms of collective electron behavior, including magnetism and superconductivity, in which electrons pair together and move through a material without friction.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

It can attach to the first molecule it encounters, even if that molecule would not normally be the preferred electron recipient based on its ability to stabilize the added electron.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

However, their indirect effects, such as small changes in the energy of electron orbits in atoms, can be measured and agree with the theoretical predictions to a remarkable degree of accuracy.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

One is cyclotron energy, which comes from the orbital motion of electrons through a magnetic field.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

Fundamental particles such as electrons are instead described by a "wavefunction," a mathematical representation that researchers can use to calculate the probabilities of properties such as position and momentum.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

A charge density wave develops when electric charges such as electrons spontaneously organize into a repeating wave pattern.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Regions corresponding to the crests contain more electrons, while the troughs contain fewer.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

As pressure in the star increases, the exclusion principle states that electrons inside must move faster and faster to avoid one another.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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