quantum Hall effect

English

Etymology

quantum + Hall effect; from Edwin Hall, who discovered the classical Hall effect in 1879.

Noun

quantum Hall effect (plural quantum Hall effects)

  1. (quantum mechanics) An effect marked by the quantization of the Hall resistance, observed in two-dimensional electron systems subjected to low temperatures and strong magnetic field.
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