Ising-type Antiferromagnets
Subtitle: Model Systems in Statistical Physics and in the Magnetism of Exchange Bias (Springer Tracts in Modern Physics)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9783540404286
Subjects: Atomic & molecular physics; Solid State Physics; Physics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Statistical physics; Magnetism; Technology / Material Science; Antiferromagnetism; Ising model
First sentence: It is the aim of this book to shed light on selected modern aspects of artificially layered structures and bulk materials involving ant ¡ferromagnetic long-range order.
Description: The book deals with selected modern aspects of artificially layered structures and bulk materials involving antiferromagnetic long-range order. Special emphasis is laid on the prototypical behavior of Ising-type model systems. They play a crucial role in the field of statistical physics and, in addition, contribute to the basic understanding of the exchange bias phenomenon in MBE-grown magnetic heterosystems. Throughout the book, particular attention is given to the interplay between experimental results and their theoretical description, ranging from the famous Lee-Yang theory of phase transitions to novel mechanisms of exchange bias.