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Thomson effect

Reversible heating or cooling of a single conductor carrying a current along a temperature gradient. Links the Seebeck and Peltier coefficients through the Kelvin relations.

Condensed matterfirst reported 1851

Atlas record: 2 claims reference this phenomenon — 2 established.

Explorerelations · matrix context · sources · cite

conditions: solid · conductor required
2claims0enumerated routes0routes with complete-composition evidence0candidate routes not searched3cited sources

Relations

drives · 1
Temperature gradient—drives→Thomson effectestablished
  • a current flowing along a temperature gradient in a single conductor
member of · 1
Thomson effect—member of→Thermoelectricestablished

Matrix context

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

D.01 × C.01 · Temperature gradient × Thermoelectric · Established
family: Thermoelectric (C.01)

Cited sources · 3

  1. [1]
    H. J. Goldsmid. Introduction to Thermoelectricity (2nd ed.) (2016)
    Springer Series in Materials Science 121 · doi:10.1007/978-3-662-49256-7 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  2. [2]
    W. Thomson. On a mechanical theory of thermo-electric currents (1851)
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 3, 91–98 · doi:10.1017/S0370164600027310 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  3. [3]
    H. B. Callen. The application of Onsager's reciprocal relations to thermoelectric, thermomagnetic, and galvanomagnetic effects (1948)
    Physical Review 73, 1349 · doi:10.1103/PhysRev.73.1349 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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