Packet M: Tossup 15

At low temperature, this quantity equals its value at absolute zero times the expression “1 minus temperature over critical temperature (-5[1])raised to the three-halves power.” Between Bloch domains, this vector rotates continuously about the normal of the Bloch wall plane. The volume bound (-5[1])current density equals (10[1]-5[1])the curl of this quantity. (10[2])This quantity is the order parameter of the Ising model, (10[1])in which it spontaneously (10[2])emerges (-5[1])as temperature is decreased in a phase transition. (-5[1])The H-field (-5[1])equals the B-field (-5[1])divided (10[1])by the permeability of free space minus this quantity. (10[1])When increasing the applied field no longer increases this quantity, a ferromagnet has become saturated. For 10 points, (-5[1])name (-5[1])this vector defined (-5[1])as the magnetic (10[1])dipole moment per unit volume, (10[1]-5[2])the magnetic (-5[1])analog of electric (-5[1])polarization. ■END■ (10[7]0[40])

ANSWER: magnetization [accept magnetize or magnetized; accept magnetic polarization until “electric polarization” is read; prompt on magnetic dipole moment; prompt on M; reject “polarization”]
<DM, Physics> | Packet M - Columbia A, Ohio State A, Maryland A, Toronto C, Clemson A, Notre Dame A
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Surya DineshMITBrandeis B19-5
Joy AnHarvard ABowdoin A42-5
Connor BlakeChicago BChicago D4510
Alex BakerCambridge BManchester45-5
Colin VeeversOttawaUBC B5010
Alex AkridgeIndiana ANorthwestern B5010
Delia CropperOxford AWarwick A6010
Kevin YeSimon FraserToronto E6410
Jiping FangIllinois BPurdue A6410
Michael WuSouthampton AEdinburgh B65-5
Caleb SlusherSouth Carolina AVCU73-5
Fish TsaiUCSD AUCLA B75-5
Karthik JayaramUCLA AUCSD B78-5
Oscar O'FlanaganImperial ACambridge A7910
Mia Clark-WebbOxford CCambridge C8810
Asha BasuMcGill AWaterloo A106-5
Danny FisherWarwick BCity St. George's107-5
Rayton LinWaterloo BToronto F110-5
Gus ReddingImperial BDurham11310
Andrew WangIllinois AIllinois C11810
Annika LarsonClaremontWashington A118-5
Imran Abdul RahmanUCLMontpellier118-5
Carter YottMcMaster AGuelph120-5
Braxton DavisMissouri AGeorgia Tech A123-5
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona StateUC Santa Barbara1250
Ashlee BacconiUC Santa BarbaraArizona State1250
Ethan RirieUCSD CUC Irvine1250
Jaiden LiUCSD BUCLA A12510
Andrew NucciUCLA BUCSD A12510
Kevin LeCarleton UniversityToronto Metropolitan1250
Ishan JoshiToronto MetropolitanCarleton University1250
Eva MandelbaumGuelphMcMaster A1250
Jason ZhangToronto BQueen's12510
Saju RamrajToronto FWaterloo B1250
Matthew WangUBC AMcGill B1250
Luke SloanMcGill BUBC A1250
Caleb OttWaterloo AMcGill A12510
Victor XuToronto GWestern B1250
Yash ModiWestern BToronto G1250
Suyesh ParajuNC State BLiberty B1250
Jaden RupoloLiberty BNC State B1250
Gabriel DoddsLiberty CNorth Carolina A1250
Nick SmemoeNorth Carolina ALiberty C1250
Taylor SmallacombeVCUSouth Carolina A1250
Connor RonanSouth Carolina BNorth Carolina B1250
Joshua IyoNorth Carolina BSouth Carolina B1250
Liam RojasVirginiaVirginia Tech A1250
Noah ChinVirginia Tech AVirginia1250
Zachary BornsteinVirginia Tech BWilliam and Mary1250
Chris YooWilliam and MaryVirginia Tech B1250
Ezra SantosChicago AChicago C12510
Samuel LipsutzChicago EIndiana B1250
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BChicago E1250
Max AverbachNorthwestern CPurdue B1250
Christopher BradleySouthern Connecticut StateBowdoin B1250
Max NealHarvard BBrandeis A12510
Mason YuBrownYale1250
Alexander ClarkeYaleBrown1250
Isaac StudleyCarleton CollegeIowa State1250
Merrick HillIowa StateCarleton College1250
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech AMissouri A1250
Yaj JhajhriaWashington AClaremont1250
Ali HamzehEdinburgh ABristol1250
Artem BorisovBristolEdinburgh A1250
Lovel HearnEdinburgh BSouthampton A1250
Hiten UmarnaniImperial CCardiff1250
Rick LineCardiffImperial C1250
Krishna GirishMontpellierUCL12510
Matt SheldonOxford BSouthampton B1250
Joel DickerSouthampton BOxford B1250
Zach FosterCity St. George'sWarwick B1250

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (South)Main Site450%50%125.00
CanadaMain Site1040%30%91.00
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site70%0%
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site70%14%
MidwestMain Site863%0%80.40
NortheastMain Site520%40%125.00
OverflowMain Site30%67%
UKMain Site1242%33%93.00