The Physical Principles of Magnetism [Hardcover]

Allan H. Morrish (Author)

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ISBN-10: 078036029X | ISBN-13: 978-0780360297 | Publication Date: January 1, 2001 | Edition: 1

The IEEE Press is pleased to reissue this essential book for understanding the basis of modern magnetic materials. Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, ferrimagnetism, and antiferromagnetism are covered in an integrated manner -- unifying subject matter from physics, chemistry, metallurgy, and engineering. Magnetic phenomena are discussed both from an experimental and theoretical point of view. The underlying physical principles are presented first, followed by macroscopic or microscopic theories. Although quantum mechanical theories are given, a phenomenological approach is emphasized. More than half the book is devoted to a discussion of strongly coupled dipole systems, where the molecular field theory is emphasized.

The Physical Principles of Magnetism is a classic "must read" for anyone working in the magnetics, electromagnetics, computing, and communications fields.

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An IEEE Press Classic Reissue
The Physical Principles of Magnetism

"The Physical Principles of Magnetism...is such a classic-a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of magnetism...The corrected reissue is a welcome addition to this much-needed archival series. Dr. Morrish presents an excellent introduction to the physics and mathematics of magnetism without oversimplification.... This respected and timeless classic book clearly elucidates these principles."
—Edward Della Torre, The George Washington University, President of the IEEE Magnetics Society

The IEEE Press is pleased to reissue this essential book for understanding the basis of modern magnetic materials. Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, ferromagnetism, and antiferromagnetism are covered in an integrated manner-unifying subject matter from physics, chemistry, metallurgy, and engineering. Magnetic phenomena are discussed both from an experimental and theoretical point of view. The underlying physical principles are presented first, followed by macroscopic or microscopic theories. Although quantum mechanical theories are given, a phenomenological approach is emphasized. More than half the book is devoted to a discussion of strongly coupled dipole systems, where the molecular field theory is emphasized. The Physical Principles of Magnetism is a classic "must read" for anyone working in the magnetics, electromagnetics, computing, and communications fields.

About the Author

Allan Henry Morrish is a distinguished professor of physics at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He received a B.Sc. degree from the University of Manitoba in 1943, an M.A. degree from the University of Toronto in 1946, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago in 1949 specializing in nuclear physics. From 1953 to 1964, Dr. Morrish was with the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, where he held the rank of professor from 1959. During 1974 to 1975, Dr. Morrish was president of The Canadian Association of Physicists and in 1977 was awarded their gold medal for achievements in physics. He has written over 250 papers and has served on many national and international committees. A fellow of The Royal Society of Canada and a Guggenheim fellow (1957 to 1958), Dr. Morrish is also a fellow of The Institute of Physics (U.K.), as well as a former fellow of The American Physical Society.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 696 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press; 1 edition (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078036029X
• ISBN-13: 978-0780360297
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1.6 inches
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• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Coverage of "Classical" Magnetism, November 3, 2007

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Timothy Hughbanks (College Station, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Physical Principles of Magnetism (Hardcover)

Forgive the oxymoronic title of this review - magnetism is nothing if not quantum mechanical - my description refers to the book's 'classic' coverage of magnetism as it stood more than 40 years ago when it was first published (1965). Moorish covers the physical principles of magnetism at a level appropriate for 1st- or 2nd-year graduate student in physics, electrical engineering, or physical chemistry for a student who has had a course in condensed matter (solid-state) physics.
The background required for use of the book as a text or reference is therefore reasonably modest and the formalistic aspects of the presentation are also modest: there are no Green's functions or density matrix formalism to surmount. I therefore rate the book on the strength of the quality of what it does present: a clear pedagogical survey of magnetic principles. There is a brief review of electromgnetic theory, diamagnetism, and paramagnetism at the undergraduate level in the first two chapters. The third chapter gives a good resume of thermodynamic functions for magnetism (much clearer than is typical for physics texts), and a dated but useful introduction to relaxation and resonance phenomena. Chapter 4 covers NMR of solids and is, of course, very dated but still useful as background to modern texts (the principles haven't changed). Chapters 5 and 6 cover magnetic properties of metals and superconductors somewhat more completely than, but at the same level as, Bleaney & Bleaney's book, "Electricity and Magnetism". The de Haas-van Alphen effect is discussed reasonably well, but is probably clearer in Ashcroft and Mermin's "Solid State Physics". The next four chapters (6 through 9) provide a strong introduction to ordered magnetic materials: Ferromagnetism, Ferromagnetic Materials, Antiferromagnetism, and Ferrimagnetism. The emphasis is on the general quantum mechanical underpinnings of macroscopic magnetic and thermal properties and this is very well done. Information describing the experimental aspects and theoretical understanding of microscopic properties of magnetic materials is sparse - but this is a 40(+)-year old book! A person interested in pursuing research in magnetic materials will gain much from study of this book, but will have to read much more to update this material. Nevertheless, Morrish provides an excellent foundation.