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OverviewAn understanding of the quantum mechanical nature of magnetism has led to the development of new magnetic materials which are used as permanent magnets, sensors, and information storage. Behind these practical applications lie a range of fundamental ideas, including symmetry breaking, order parameters, excitations, frustration, and reduced dimensionality. This superb new textbook presents a logical account of these ideas, staring from basic concepts in electromagnetsim and quantum mechanics. It outlines the origin of magnetic moments in atoms and how these moments can be affected by their local environment inside a crystal. The different types of interactions which can be present between magnetic moments are described. The final chapters of the book are devoted to the magnetic properties of metals, and to the complex behaviour which can occur when competing magnetic interactions are present and/or the system has a reduced dimensionality. Throughout the text, the theorectical principles are applied to real systems. There is substantial discussion of experimental techniques and current reserach topics. The book is copiously illustrated and contains detailed appendices which cover the fundamental principles. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Blundell (, Department of Physics, University of Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.50cm Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9780198505914ISBN 10: 0198505914 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 04 October 2001 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Isolated magnetic moments 3: Environments 4: Interactions 5: Order and magnetic structures 6: Order and broken symmetry 7: Magnetism in metals 8: Competing interactions and low dimensionality Appendix A: Units in electromagnetism Appendix B: Electromagnetism Appendix C: Quantum and atomic physics Appendix D: Energy in magnetism and demagnetism Appendix E: Statistical mechanics Appendix F: List of symbols IndexReviewsI can warmly recommend this book to anyone considering giving a course on magnetism and for those students of condensed matter physics, who have no access to such a course ... it is also very useful and enjoyable reading for those who have been working in magnetism for some time and have felt the lack of a systematic review of the subject. Contemporary Physics ... the reader or student obtains a very thorough and systematic background in which to place the large variety of subject matter. Contemporary Physics I can warmly recommend this book to anyone considering giving a course on magnetism and for those students of condensed matter physics, who have no access to such a course ... it is also very useful and enjoyable reading for those who have been working in magnetism for some time and have felt the lack of a systematic review of the subject. Contemporary Physics ... the reader or student obtains a very thorough and systematic background in which to place the large variety of subject matter. Contemporary Physics I can warmly recommend this book to anyone considering giving a course on magnetism and for those students of condensed matter physics, who have no access to such a course ... it is also very useful and enjoyable reading for those who have been working in magnetism for some time and have felt the lack of a systematic review of the subject. ... the reader or student obtains a very thorough and systematic background in which to place the large variety of subject matter. Contemporary Physics Author InformationDr Stephen Blundell, University of Oxford, Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, Tel.: 01865/272347, Fax: 01865/272400, Email: s.blundell@physics.ox.ac.uk Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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