Theory of Magnetism is an important subfield of the theory of solids, and has guided a long history of research into the phenomenon of magnetism. This book provides the foundation for further development in this field. Its contents are divided into four parts. In Part I, Magnetic Ions in Crystals, the electron states of magnetic ions in crystals and the exchange interactions between them are explained. Part II, Magnetism of Spin Systems, treats problems of ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism shown by exchange-coupled localized spin systems. In Part III, Magnetism of Metals, magnetic properties of itinerant electron systems are discussed in relation to 3d electrons in iron-group metals. Part IV, Magnetism of Dilute Alloys, is devoted to an explanation of the Kondo effect and related topics.

Magnetism is a topic of increasing importance There are no modern books on magnetics and the title translated from the Japaneese should fill the gap It treats the subject from a scholarly point of view and should thus find a good market among graduate students

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Translated from the Japanese, this title is the first modern book on magnetics, a topic of increasing importance. The book provides the foundation for further development in this field, covering magnetic ions in crystals, and magnetism of spin systems, metals and dilute alloys.

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From the Contents Electronic States of Free Magnetic Ions.- Interactions Betwwen Atomic Nucleus and Electrons.- Magnetic Ions in Crystals.- Exchange Interactions.- Molecular-Field Theory.- Molecular-Field Theory for Antiferromagnets.- Paramagnetic Susceptibility and Critical Phenomena.- Spin-Wave Theory of Ferromagnets.- Spin-Wave Theory of Antiferromagnets.- Two-Dimensional XV Model.- Magnetism of Metals.- Coulomb Interaction Between Electrons.- Theory of Strong Electron Correlation.- Behavior of the s-d System at Low Temperatures.