Physics of
Magnetism
at Sharif University of
Technology
| Physics of
Magnetism: Sunday-Tuesday 15:00-16:30 |
Homeworks |
| Evaluation
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| Topics: | |
| - Magnetism, classical/quantum
phenomenon? |
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| - Isolated magnetic moments |
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| - Crystal fields |
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| - Exchange interactions (Direct,
indirect, super-exchange) |
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| - Magnetic orders
(Ferromagnet, Antiferromagnet, Ferrimagnet) |
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| - Broken symmetry and ordering (Landau
theory of ferromagnetism) |
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| - Magnons and domain walls |
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| - Magnetism in metals (Pauli
paramagnetism, Landau diamagnetism, RKKY int.) |
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| - Disorder and frustration |
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| - Quantum phase transition and quantum
orders |
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| References: | |
| The main
reference for this course is Ref. 1: |
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| 1- Magnetism in
condensed matter, by: Stephen Blundell (Oxford
University press 2001) Oxford Master Series in Condensed Matter Physics |
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| 2- Quantum
Theory of Magnetism, by: Wolfgang Nolting and Anupuru
Ramakanth ( Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009) |
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| 3- The Quantum
Theory of Magnetism, 2nd Edition, by: Norberto Majlis
(World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 2007) |
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| Evaluation:
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| Homework: 50% Final exam: 50% (schedule will be given by educational affairs). |
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