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Magnetism in the Solid State

An Introduction

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  • © 2003

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Authors:
  1. Peter Mohn

    1. Center for Computational Materials Science, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

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  • This theory-oriented book on solid state magnetism is a unique complement to existing experimentally oriented books
  • Gives a comprehensive survey of the various models of magnetism, describing their strengths, weaknesses and ranges of applicability
  • Will be useful as a textbook for graduate courses on magnetism and magnetic materials
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences (SSSOL, volume 134)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. A Historical Introduction

    Pages 1-11

  3. Consequences of Fermi Statistics

    Pages 13-23

  4. Paramagnetism

    Pages 25-30

  5. Energy Bands in the Crystal

    Pages 31-36

  6. Experimental Basis of Ferromagnetism

    Pages 37-52

  7. Weiss Molecular Field Model

    Pages 53-61

  8. Heisenberg Model

    Pages 63-74

  9. Itinerant Electrons at 0 K

    Pages 75-91

  10. Band Gap Theory of Strong Ferromagnetism

    Pages 93-100

  11. Magnetism and the Crystal Structure — Covalent Magnetism

    Pages 101-115

  12. Magnetic Impurities in an Electron Gas

    Pages 117-121

  13. Itinerant Electrons at T > 0: A Historical Survey

    Pages 123-134

  14. Hubbard Model

    Pages 135-138

  15. Landau Theory for the Stoner Model

    Pages 139-145

  16. Coupling Between Itinerant and Localized Moments

    Pages 147-149

  17. Origin of the Molecular Field

    Pages 151-160

  18. Exchange and Correlation in Metals

    Pages 161-167

  19. Spin Fluctuations

    Pages 169-183

  20. Single Particle Excitations Versus Spin Waves

    Pages 185-189
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This book presents a phenomenological approach to the field of solid state magnetism. After introducing the basic concepts from statistical thermodynamics and electronic structure theory, the first part discusses the standard models for localized moments (Weiss, Heisenberg) and delocalized moments (Stoner). This is followed by a chapter about exchange and correlation in metals, again considering the results for the localized and delocalized limit. The book ends with a chapter about spin fluctuations, which are introduced as an alternative to the finite temperature Stoner theory. A useful reference work for researchers, this book will also be a valuable accompaniment to graduate courses on magnetism and magnetic materials.

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  • Center for Computational Materials Science, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

    Peter Mohn

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