Magnetism in Condensed Matter
by Stephen Blundell · Stephen Blundell
Graduate-level account of magnetism from isolated magnetic moments through exchange interactions, ordered magnets, and magnetic phase transitions. Readers gain the theoretical grounding to interpret magnetic measurements and follow current condensed matter research on magnetic materials.
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