external field

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Field surrounding a molecular or ionic species emanating from a source external to that species.
Note: Fields include electromagnetic, hydrodynamic, mechanical, etc.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 85, 463. (Terminology for aggregation and self-assembly in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 470 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'external field' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13817 RIS BibTex EndNote
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