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Magnetic hysteresis loop

A magnetic hysteresis curve graph with magnetization J on the vertical axis and external field Hex on the horizontal axis, showing a looped curve with key points labeled for saturation magnetization Js, remanent magnetization Jr,sat, and coercive fields Hc and Hc,r.

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hysteresis loss remanence hysteresis loop ferromagnetism Curie point magnetostriction

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