= Louis Néel
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= Louis Eugène Félix Néel
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= L. Néel
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<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.<Magnetism and the local molecular field by Louis Néel>[Nobel lecture, antiferromagnetism, ferrimagnetism and sublattice fields]{ref}
A <physicist> who developed models of <antiferromagnetism>.<Louis Néel: institutional research history>[Independent professional research and appointment; see profile text]{ref}
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