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A summary of recent developments in theoretical andexperimental studies of fluctuation effects in itinerant electronmagnets, focusing on novel physical phenomena: soft-mode spinfluctuations and zero-point effects, strong spin anharmonicity,magnetic frustrations in metals, fluctuation effects in Invar alloysand low-dimensional systems. All of these may be important for novelhigh-technology applications. ... Read more

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This book describes current ab initio band and clusterapproaches in thestudy of magnetic properties of crystals.In contrast to phenomenological models, such methods enableparticular features of electronic structure and chemicalbonding to be taken into account. In addition to consideringmagnetic interactions in transition metals, alloysandcompounds on the basis of electronic structure calculations,this book analyses the relationship between magneticcharacteristics and chemicalbonding for crystals withitinerant and localized magnetic electrons. Recentprogressin the magnetic theory of solids is reviewed and illustratedfor systems with various types of magnetic ordering.Thelarge number of diagrams and tables provide the reader witha comprehensive picture of the possibilities of contemporarycomputationalmethods in the theory of magnetism. ... Read more

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The Proceedings of the International School of Physics Course XXXVII (37) held in Varenna on Lake Como Italy in 1966. High level academi studies of physics and magnetism in transition metals ... Read more

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Provides the foundations of understanding the physical nature of iron and its alloys. Basics and recent developments concerning its constitution and magnetism are presented as well as its thermal properties. Therefore, the aim of the book is to link together the constitution and magnetism of iron. ... Read more

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Recent developments in electronic structure theory have led to a new understanding of magnetic materials at the microscopic level. This enables a truly first-principles approach to investigations of technologically important magnetic materials. Among these advances have been practical schemes for handling non-collinear magnetic systems, including relativity, understanding of the origins and role of orbital magnetism within band structure formalisms, density functional approaches for magnons and low-lying spin excitations, understanding of the interplay of orbital, spin and lattice orderings in complex oxides, transport theories for layered systems, and the theory of magnetic interactions in doped semiconductors. The book covers these recent developments with review articles by some of the main originators of these advances. ... Read more

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These papers provide an interesting collection of contributions on fundamental magnetic behaviour, microstructural studies, processing methods and applications of rare earth, iron-rich, high performance permanent magnets. The remarkably versatile nature of the Nd-Fe-B-type alloys with respect to magnet processing is very evident in these proceedings. Thus there are papers which describe the production of magnets by the die-upset-forging of melt-spun ribbon, by cold-compaction of melt-spun-ribbon with soft metals, by mechanical alloying and by hot working of cast material. Work is also reported on the production of new permanent magnets from melt-spun material based on the alloys Nd 4 Fe 78 B 18 and SmFe 11.5 Ti 1.04 . Both these alloys look promising and the former appears to be close to commercial exploitation. ... Read more

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Magnetic materials are all around us, and understanding theirproperties underlies much of today's engineering efforts. The range ofapplications in which they are centrally involved includes audio,video and computer technology, tele-communications, automotivesensors, electric motors at all scales, medical imaging, energy supplyand transportation, as well as the design of stealthy airplanes. This book deals with the basic phenomena that govern the magneticproperties of matter, with magnetic materials and with theapplications of magnetism in science, technology and medicine. It is the collective work of twenty-one scientists, most of them fromLaboratoire Louis Neel du CNRS in Grenoble, France. The originalversion, in French, was edited by Etienne du Tremolet de Lacheisserie,and published in 1999. The present version involves, beyond thetranslation, many corrections and complements. Although an in-depth understanding of magnetism requires a quantummechanical approach, a phenomenological description of the mechanismsinvolved has been deliberately chosen in most chapters in order forthe book to be useful to a wide readership. The emphasis is placed, inthe part devoted to the atomic aspects of magnetism, on explaining,rather than attempting to calculate, the mechanisms underlying theexchange interaction and magnetocrystalline anisotropy, which lead tomagnetic order, hence to useful materials. This theoretical part isplaced, in Volume I: Fundamentals, between a phenomenologicalpart, introducing magnetic effects at the atomic, mesoscopic andmacroscopic levels, and a presentation of magneto-caloric,magneto-elastic, magneto-optical and magneto-transport couplingeffects. Volume II: Materials and Applications, dedicated to magneticmaterials and applications of magnetism, deals with permanent magnet(hard) materials, magnetically soft materials for low-frequencyapplications, then for high-frequency electronics, magnetostrictivematerials, superconductors, magnetic-thin films and multilayers, andferrofluids. A chapter is dedicated to magnetic recording. The role ofmagnetism in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and in the earth andthe life sciences, is discussed. Finally, a chapter deals withinstrumentation for magnetic measurements. Appendices provide tablesof magnetic properties, unit conversions, useful formulas, and somefigures on the economic place of magnetic materials. This book is meant for students at the undergraduate and graduatelevels in physics and engineering, and for practicing engineers andscientists. Most chapters include exercises with solutions. ... Read more

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This manual contains detailed solutions to all the problems contained in the sixth edition of Electrical Properties of Materials by L. Solymar and D. Walsh (1998). For convenience the problems are also reprinted in this volume. It will be invaluable both to instructors and lecturers who have adopted the text and to the students themselves. ... Read more

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A lifesaver, but with some effort
Like many other textbooks with new editions, the problems from the 6th edition manual are identical to those in the current 7th edition - very handy. Irregardless of the quality of the accompanying textbook*, this manual can be extremely helpful in deciphering the often convoluted and difficult problems presented by Solymar (some of which are solved more through mathematical manipulation than knowledge of the material, hence requiring a nudge in the proper direction). Sometimes the tricks and twists seem pulled out of thin air, but if that's what it takes to solve problems there's not much else to do. All the solutions make sense in the end, with varying amounts of brain probing to understand them.

*It's rubbish as far as teaching concepts [on its own] goes, but in the hand of a good teacher can be a good tool. ... Read more

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Magnetism has been in the past a driving force behind many important discoveries in physics. For instance, it is in trying to understand the magnetic phase transition that K. Wilson was led to (re)discover the renormalization group, one of the most brilliant performances in the history of physics. Most recently, a new class of magnetic materials is again generating new science and new technology: epitaxial thin films and multilayers. Because of a concentrated effort on the part of academia and industry, this field of physics has produced a wealth of new and exciting discoveries, which are changing our way of thinking about physics. Thin film magnetism is for example establishing a new understanding of two-dimensional physics. Multilayers are bringing new insights into fundamental interaction, the exchange interaction. New possibilities for magnetic recording have been opened by the discovery of perpendicularly magnetized thin films and the giant magnetoresistance in multilayers. The intent of this book is to put emphasis on the fundamental aspects of the subject, such aspects which have gained a wide acceptance and as such have become timeless.While presenting advanced research, this work should be understood by experimental physicists as well as theoreticians. ... Read more