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THOMSON EFFECT [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Medical Imaging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Imagerie médicale
DEF

Interaction entre un photon et la matière consistant en un changement de direction sans perte d'énergie du photon incident.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrokinetics
  • Physics
DEF

The production of an electromotive force in the parts of a homogeneous conductor which are at different temperatures.

DEF

A thermoelectric effect in which heat flows into or out of a homogeneous conductor when an electric current flows two points in the conductor at different temperatures, the direction of heat flow depending upon whether the current flows from colder to warmer metal or from warmer to colder.

CONT

... the Thomson effect, is a voltage gradient which will appear along a conducting wire when a temperature gradient is set up along it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Électrocinétique
  • Physique
DEF

Production d'une force électromotrice dans les parties d'un conducteur homogène qui présentent des températures différentes.

DEF

Effet thermoélectrique qui, dans un conducteur homogène parcouru par un courant et soumis à un gradient de température, provoque un transfert de chaleur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrotecnia
  • Electrocinética
  • Física
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