The Quadratic Zeeman Effect and Large Magnetic Fields in White Dwarfs

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  • GPGeorge W. Preston
    George W. Preston
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Abstract
Comparison of the displacements of absorption lines in the spectra of white dwarfs with those produced by the quadratic Zeeman effect indicates that few if any white dwarfs with measurable absorption lines have surface magnetic fields as large as 5 X 1 gauss.