Easy axis 3823779 45727019 2006-03-27T17:22:15Z Tone 266534 Stub-sorting. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting|You can help!]] In [[materials science]], the '''easy axis''' refers to the energetically favorable direction of the [[spontaneous magnetization]] in a [[ferromagnet]]ic material. This axis is determined by various factors, including the [[magnetocrystalline anisotropy]] and the [[shape anisotropy]]. The two opposite directions along the easy axis are usually equivalent, and the actual direction of the magnetization can be either of them (see [[spontaneous symmetry breaking]]). {{condensedmatter-stub}}