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From: jmichael@noscvax.UUCP (James A. Michael)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: Magnetic Kerr Effect
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Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 12:54:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 27 12:54:00 1984
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(Munch, chomp, burp,...)
The following is a footnote from _Radiation_and_Optics_
by John M. Stone, but it gives a simple explaination:

"There is also a Kerr magneto-optic effect involving a
change in polarization of a wave reflected from an iron
mirror when the iron is magnetized."

I hope this is useful.
		
			Jim Michael
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