Overview

Magnetic materials can support propagating waves of magnetization; since these are oscillations in the magnetostatic properties of the material, they are called magnetostatic waves (sometimes “magnons” or “magnetic polarons”). Under the proper circumstances these waves can exhibit, either dispersive or nondispersive, isotropic or anisotropic propagation, nonreciprocity, frequency-selective nonlinearities, soliton propagation, and chaotic behavior. This rich variety of behavior has led to a number of proposed applications in microwave and optical signal processing. This book begins by introducing magnetism and discusses magnetic properties of materials, magnetic moments of atoms and ions, and the elements important to magnetism. It then goes on to cover magnetic susceptibilities, electromagnetic waves in anisotropic dispersive media, magnetostatic modes, and propagation characteristics and excitation of magnetostatic waves among other topics. There are problems at the end ofeach chapter, many of which serve to expand or explain the material in the text. The bibliographies for each chapter give an entry to the research literature. Spin Waves: Theory and Applications serves not only as an introduction to an active area of research, but also as a reference for workers in the field.

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Author:   Daniel D Stancil ,  Anil Prabhakar
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.569kg
ISBN:  

9781441946058

ISBN 10:   1441946055
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   05 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

to Magnetism.- Quantum Theory of Spin Waves.- Magnetic Susceptibilities.- Electromagnetic Waves in Anisotropic-Dispersive Media.- Magnetostatic Modes.- Propagation Characteristics and Excitation of Dipolar Spin Waves.- Variational Formulation for Magnetostatic Modes.- Optical-Spin Wave Interactions.- Nonlinear Interactions.- Novel Applications.

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From the reviews: The book is a textbook on spin waves. It comprises 10 chapters (plus some mathematical appendices) which deal respectively with the physics of magnetism in magnetic insulators ! . The mathematical prerequisite is standard, and the book is quite suitable for graduate students. (Guy Jumarie, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1172, 2009) The present text is ! based on a fully quantum-mechanical treatment, includes extensive discussions of nonlinear interactions and solitonic excitations, and of course incorporates current applications. Within 330 pages, a careful reader has the opportunity to gain an impressive range of knowledge and understanding of spin waves, from the quantum-mechanical origins of macroscopic magnetism ! to the experimental tools to probe their properties and intriguing modern technological applications. ! Each chapter contains several problems and a useful list of references to the original publications. (Uwe C. Tauber, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2010 j)

From the reviews: The book is a textbook on spin waves. It comprises 10 chapters (plus some mathematical appendices) which deal respectively with the physics of magnetism in magnetic insulators ! . The mathematical prerequisite is standard, and the book is quite suitable for graduate students. (Guy Jumarie, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1172, 2009)

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