Syllabus1. Origin of magnetism in solids1.1 Isolated magnetic moments 1.2 Crystal field effects and single-ion anisotropy 1.3 Interactions and exchange 2. Long range magnetic order 2.1 Ferromagnetism 2.2 Antiferromagnetism (inc. metamagnetism) 2.3 Ferrimagnetism; parasitic ferromagnetism; induced moment ferromagnetism 2.4 Higher rank multipole order 2.5 Frustration 3. Magnetism in metals 3.1 Itinerant electrons: spin effects 3.2 Itinerant electrons: orbital effects 3.3 Magnetotransport effects 3.4 Spin and charge density waves 4. Magnetism & superconductivity 4.1 Antiferromagnetism & superconductivity 4.2 Ferromagnetism & superconductivity 4.3 Pairing via spin fluctuations
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