The Magnetic Hysteresis Curve

An analysis of the phenomena of hysteresis is presented in the paper which introduces the conception of a reactive component and a dissipative component of the counteracting force, which appears when magnetizable material is subjected to a magnetizing force. Using this conception, equations and curves are developed for the hysteresis curve, for the various components and for the hysteresis loss. The loss is shown to depend directly on the dissipative component.