Fundamentals of Magnetism

• Main Author: Getzlaff, Mathias (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Physics.; Magnetism.; Magnetic materials.; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials.

In the last decade a tremendous progress has taken place in understanding the basis of magnetism, especially in reduced dimensions. In the first part, the fundamentals of magnetism are conveyed for atoms and bulk-like solid-state systems providing a basis for the understanding of new phenomena which...

Table of Contents:

• Magnetism of Atoms
• Solid State Magnetism
• Magnetic Interactions
• Collective Magnetism
• Broken Symmetry
• Magnetic Anisotropy Effects
• Magnetic Domain Structures
• Magnetization Dynamics
• Magnetism in Reduced Dimensions – Atoms
• Magnetism in Reduced Dimensions – Clusters
• Magnetism in Reduced Dimensions – Nanoparticles
• Magnetism in Reduced Dimensions – Nanoscaled Wires
• Magnetism in Reduced Dimensions – Single Thin Films
• Magnetism in Reduced Dimensions – Multilayers
• Magnetoresistivity
• Applications
• Solutions.