chapter 1. introduction
chapter 2. the origin of atomic moments
2.1. spin and orbital states of electrons.
2.2. the vector model of atoms
chapter 3. paramagnetism of free ions
3.1. the briliouin function
3.2. the curie law
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chapter 4. the magnetically ordered state
4.1. the heisenberg exchange interaction and the weiss field
4.2. ferromagnetism
4.3. antiferromagnetism
4.4. ferrimagnetism
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chapter 5. crystal fields
5.1. introduction
5.2. quantum-mechanical treatment
5.3. experimental determination of crystal-field parameters
5.4. the point-charge approximation and its limitations
5.5. crystal-field-induced anisotropy
5.6. a simplified view of 4f-electron anisotropy
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chapter 6. diamagnetism
reference
chapter 7. itinerant-electron magnetism
7.1. introduction
7,2. susceptibility enhancement
7.3. strong and weak ferromagnetism
7.4. intersublattice coupling in alloys of rare earths and 3d
metals
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chapter 8. some basic concepts and units
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chapter 9. measurement techniques
9.1. the susceptibility balance
9.2. the faraday method
9.3. the vibrating-sample magnetometer
9.4. the squid magnetometer
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chapter 10. caloric effects in magnetic materials
10.1. the specific-heat anomaly
10.2. the magnetocaloric effect
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chapter 11. magnetic anisotropy
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chapter 12. permanent magnets
12.1. introduction
12.2. suitability criteria
12.3. domains and domain walls
12.4. coercivity mechanisms
12.5. magnetic anisotropy and exchange coupling in permanent-magnet
materials based on rare-earth compounds
12.6. manufacturing technologies of rare-earth-basea magnets
12.7. hard ferrites
12.8. alnico magnets
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chapter 13. high-density recording materials
13.1. introduction
13.2. magneto-optical recording materials
13.3. materials for high-density magnetic recording
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chapter 14. soft-magnetic materials
14.1. introduction
14.2. survey of materials
14.3. the random-anisotropy model
14.4. dependence of soft-magnetic properties on grain size
14.5. head materials and their applications
14.5.1 high-density magnetic-induction heads
14.5.2 magnetoresistive heads
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chapter 15. invar alloys
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chapter 16. magnetostrictive materials
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author index
subject index