Curie temperature

temperature above which certain materials lose their permanent magnetic properties
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Curie temperature

Summary

Curie temperature ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (582 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Curie temperature is credited with the discovery of Pierre Curie[2].
  • Curie temperature is credited with the discovery of Jacques Curie[3].
  • Pierre Curie is named after Curie temperature[4].
  • Jacques Curie is named after Curie temperature[5].
  • Curie temperature is a type of critical temperature[6].
  • Curie temperature's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-12:2019 Quantities and units — Part 12: Condensed matter physics[7].
  • Curie temperature's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[8].
  • Curie temperature's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • Curie temperature's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mattermodeling.stackexchange.com/tags/curie-temperature[10].
  • Curie temperature's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0080038[11].
  • Curie temperature's studied by is recorded as thermodynamics[12].
  • Curie temperature's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kelvin[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Curie temperature is a type of critical temperature[6].

Origins

Things named after include Pierre Curie[4], a physicist[14], 1859–1906[15], of France[16], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics[17], specialised in physics[18] and Jacques Curie[5], a physicist[19], 1855–1941[20], of France[21], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[22], specialised in physics[23].

Why It Matters

Curie temperature ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (582 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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  10. [11] ↑ . Q141572184. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ISO 80000-12:2019 Quantities and units — Part 12: Condensed matter physics. wikidata.org.

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  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 51
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', '
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0080038
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0080038"
  2. 17w ago · Charp238 · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Discoverer or inventor → Pierre Curie, Jacques Curie
    Recommended unit of measurement → kelvin
    Stack exchange tag → https://mattermodeling.stackexchange.com/tags/curie-temperat
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1482]]: https://mattermodeling.stackexchange.com/tags/curie-temperature"
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