noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
electric polarization
Technical term in physics and chemistry for the separation of electric charges within a material, often used with する to describe the process.
誘電体に電場をかけると分極が生じる。
When an electric field is applied to a dielectric, polarization occurs.
この物質は強い電場で分極する。
This material polarizes under a strong electric field.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
magnetic polarization; magnetization
Technical term in physics for the alignment of magnetic moments in a material; synonymous with 磁化 (じか) in many contexts, though 分極 may emphasize the separation of poles.
磁気分極は強磁性体で顕著に見られる。
Magnetic polarization is prominently observed in ferromagnetic materials.
外部磁場によって材料が分極する。
The material becomes magnetized by an external magnetic field.