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Magnetic susceptibility

Description

The magnetic susceptibility is a dimensionless proportionality constant that indicates the degree of magnetization of a material in response to an applied magnetic field. Magnetization or magnetic polarization is the vector field that expresses the density of permanent or induced magnetic dipole moments in a magnetic material.

Related formulas

Variables

MThe magnetization of the material (A/m)
χmMagnetic susceptibility (dimensionless)
HThe magnetic field strength (A/m)