Ettingshausen effect

English

Etymology

Named for Albert von Ettingshausen.

Noun

Ettingshausen effect (plural Ettingshausen effects)

1. (physics) A thermoelectric or thermomagnetic phenomenon that affects the electric current in a conductor when a magnetic field is present. When applying a current (along the y-axis) and a perpendicular magnetic field (along the z-axis) a temperature gradient appears along the x-axis.

See also

• Hall effect
• Nernst effect