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Hysteresis Concept

Demonstrations in Hysteresis

Square array of small magnetic compass needles on bearing pins in a clear acrylic plate, showing spontaneous domain formation with groups of needles aligned in different directions
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Magnet Model

A 2D array of magnetic needles on bearing pins models ferromagnetic domains. Students see how dipoles spontaneously form domains, how domain walls shift under an applied field, and how the …

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