Magnetic translation is a concept from the field of condensed matter physics, particularly in the study of magnetic materials and their properties. It refers to a type of symmetry operation that combines the translations of a system with the effects of a magnetic field. This concept is particularly relevant when discussing systems that exhibit magnetic order, such as antiferromagnets or ferromagnets.

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Magnetic translation by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-11-05
For a lattice vector ,
acts in the symmetric gauge as
It commutes with when .