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Voigt effect

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Etymology

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Named after German scientist Woldemar Voigt who discovered the effect.

Noun

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Voigt effect (plural Voigt effects)

  1. (optics, physics) A magneto-optical phenomenon which rotates and elliptizes linearly polarised light sent into an optically active medium.

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