For hundreds of years, models of magnetism have been pivotal in the understanding and advancement of science and technology, from the Earth's interpretation as a magnetic dipole to quantum mechanics, statistical physics, and modern nanotechnology. This book is the first to envision the field of magnetism in its entirety. It complements a rich literature on specific models of magnetism and provides an introduction to simple models, including some simple limits of complicated models. The book is written in an easily accessible style, with a limited amount of mathematics, and covers a wide range of quantum-mechanical, finite-temperature, micromagnetic and dynamical models. It deals not only with basic magnetic quantities, such as moment, Curie temperature, anisotropy, and coercivity, but also with modern areas such as nanomagnetism and spintronics, and with 'exotic' themes, as exemplified by the polymer analogy of magnetic phase transitions. Throughout the book, a sharp line is drawn between simple and simplistic models, and much space is devoted to discuss the merits and failures of the individual model approaches.
Mircea Chipara, Orazio Puglisi, Ralph Skomski, Frank R. Jones, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Mircea (Indiana University) Chipara, Italy) Puglisi, Orazio (Universita degli Studi di Catania, Lincoln) Skomski, Ralph (University of Nebraska, Frank R. (University of Sheffield) Jones, Stony Brook) Hsiao, Benjamin S. (State University of New York
Anthony James Leggett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Leggett, Anthony James (Macarthur Professor and Professor of Physics, Macarthur Professor and Professor of Physics
Abraham Nitzan, University of Pennsylvania) Nitzan, Prof Abraham (Professor of Chemistry and Donner Professor of Physical Science, Professor of Chemistry and Donner Professor of Physical Science
Alexander Eichler, Oded Zilberberg, ETH Zurich) Eichler, Alexander (Senior scientist, Senior Scientist, Spin Physics Group, Germany) Zilberberg, Oded (Group leader, AG Zilberberg, University of Konstanz
Kevin O'Grady, Gonzalo Vallejo Fernandez, Atsufumi Hirohata, University of York) O'Grady, Prof Kevin (Emeritus Professor of Experimental Physics, Emeritus Professor of Experimental Physics, School of Physics, Engineering and Technology, University of York) Fernandez, Dr Gonzalo Vallejo (Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, School of Physics, Engineering and Technology, University of York) Hirohata, Prof Atsufumi (Professor in Nanoelectronics, Professor in Nanoelectronics, School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
Mircea Chipara, Orazio Puglisi, Ralph Skomski, Frank R. Jones, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Mircea (Indiana University) Chipara, Italy) Puglisi, Orazio (Universita degli Studi di Catania, Lincoln) Skomski, Ralph (University of Nebraska, Frank R. (University of Sheffield) Jones, Stony Brook) Hsiao, Benjamin S. (State University of New York