Talk:Ferromagnetism

There are a large number of pages that were gone over by someone last night, I think the one who signs himself "~ender", where links to orbitals were replaced by [[Electron configuration|orbitals]]. While I might prefer that the 'E' not be capitalized, I'm not going to make a big deal about it ;), but that article is much more relevant to discussion of orbitals than the orbit article is. -- John Owens 23:58 Apr 15, 2003 (UTC)

The word "orbital" here is used as an adjective, not a noun. In this sense it refers to the circumferential motion of the electron around the nucleus. It is not a synonym for electronic configuration. It therefore seems misleading to write [[Electron configuration|orbitals]]. Although the orbit article is mostly about astronomy, it gives the appropriate definition for the term "orbital" as used in this case: "an orbit is the path that an object makes around another object under the influence of some force". -- Tim Starling 01:27 Apr 16, 2003 (UTC)

Oh yeah, I guess so, ~ender may have painted with a bit too wide a brush. Given its relevance, though, we should probably find somewhere else to link it (if it isn't already). I'll work on that, if you haven't already. -- John Owens 01:34 Apr 16, 2003 (UTC)

OK, electron shell is already linked in there, which redirects to electron configuration. That'll do just fine for me. -- John Owens 01:39 Apr 16, 2003 (UTC)