At small scales, tug-of-war between electrons can lead to magnetism under surprising circumstances

(PhysOrg.com) — At the smallest scales, magnetism may not work quite the way scientists expected, according to a recent paper in Physical Review Letters by Rafal Oszwaldowski and Igor Zutic of the University at Buffalo and Andre Petukhov of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

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At small scales, tug-of-war between electrons can lead to magnetism under surprising circumstances