Description
The study of magnetism has driven progress in experimental science for centuries, and demonstrates how ground-breaking theoretical advances can be translated directly into essential, transformative technology. Now in an expanded second edition, this popular textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the theory and practical applications of magnetism and magnetic materials. The text has been updated throughout to address significant developments from the last decade, including new theoretical insights, advanced experimental probes, and thin film technology. A new chapter covers the important topic of transverse magnetotransport and effects of topology. The book is extensively illustrated with over 700 figures conveying important experimental data, concepts and applications, and each self-contained chapter concludes with a summary section, a list of further reading and a set of exercises. The text contains a wealth of useful information that will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in physics, materials science and engineering.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Magnetostatics; 3. Magnetism of electrons; 4. Magnetism of localized electrons on the atom; 5. Ferromagnetism and exchange; 6. Antiferromagnetism and other magnetic order; 7. Micromagnetism, domains and hysteresis; 8. Nanoscale magnetism; 9. Magnetic resonance and spin dynamics; 10. Magnetotransport and topology; 11. Experimental methods; 12. Magnetic materials; 13. Applications of soft magnets; 14. Applications of hard magnets; 15. Spin electronics and magnetic recording; 16. Special topics; 17. Appendices: Appendix A. Notation; Appendix B. Units and dimensions; Appendix C. Vector and trigonometric relations; Appendix D. Demagnetizing factors for ellipsoids of revolution; Appendix E. Field, magnetization and susceptibility; Appendix F. Quantum mechanical operators; Appendix G. Reduced magnetization of ferromagnets; Appendix H. Crystal field and anisotropy; Appendix I. Crystallographic point groups; Appendix J. Magnetic point groups.
