Download or read book Fundamentals of Magnetism written by Mathias Getzlaff and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-20 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first part of this state-of-the-art book conveys the fundamentals of magnetism for atoms and bulk-like solid-state systems, providing a basis for understanding new phenomena which exclusively occur in low-dimensional systems as the giant magneto resistance. This wide field is discussed in the second part. Suitable for graduate students in physical and materials sciences, the book includes numerous examples, exercises, and references.