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Physical Properties of Substances of High Permittivity

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ON June 12, the Electronics Group of the Institute of Physics held a symposium on substances of high permittivity, the so-called ferro-electrics. Three papers were followed by a discussion. Original results were reported by speakers both in the last two papers and in the discussion—a sign of the considerable interest shown.

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Physical Properties of Substances of High Permittivity. Nature 162, 245–247 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162245a0

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