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Louis Néel Created 2026-10-18 Updated 2026-11-05
Louis Néel developed models of magnetism with interacting magnetic sublattices. In an antiferromagnet, opposing moments can cancel the net magnetization while maintaining ordered internal structure. In a ferrimagnet, unequal opposing contributions leave a net moment. The distinction explains why magnetic order cannot be identified with one uniform alignment of every moment. His molecular-field treatment connects interactions between sublattices with measurable magnetic response and the behavior of magnetic oxides.[ref]
Magnetism and the local molecular field by Louis Néel. Nobel lecture, antiferromagnetism, ferrimagnetism and sublattice fields
A physicist who developed models of antiferromagnetism.[ref]
Louis Néel: institutional research history. Independent professional research and appointment; see profile text
Portrait of Louis Néel
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