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. 2019 Aug 2;8:e45807. doi: 10.7554/eLife.45807

Figure 7. Einstein-de Haas effect in ferritin.

Figure 7.

(a) Ferritin magnetic moment +m is aligned with the field B and caries mechanical angular momentum of L = +m/ɣ. (b) Magnetic moment reversal to -m results in the total change of angular momentum of ΔL = 2m/ɣ that is compensated for by the mechanical rotation of the particle or by the mechanical torque on the particle.