Principles of magnetic resonance (Springer series in solid-state sciences) (Unknown Binding)

by Charles P Slichter (Author) "Magnetic resonance is a phenomenon found in magnetic systems that possess both magnetic moments and angular momentum..." (more)
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From the reviews:  "The clarity and style in which the book is written reveals Slichter`s research expertise and talent as an excellent teacher and expositor." Physics Today --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
Principles of Magnetic Resonance is a textbook intended for graduate students who plan to work in nuclear magnetic resonance or electron spin resonance. The text treats the basic principles of magnetic resonance, steady-state and pulse methods, the theory of the width, shape, and position of spectral absorption lines, and the theory of relaxation times, and introduces the density matrix. This third edition adds new material to many parts, plus new sections on one- and two-dimensional Fourier transform methods, multiple quantum coherence, and magnetic resonance imaging.

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PHYSICS TODAY "His many important contributions have placed him at the forefront of research in the field for three decades; thus no more authoritative person could be found to author a book on the subject...Slichter's choices of subject matter are excellent in that he discusses the fundamentals of every area of current importance in the field...Anyone who has heard him lecture will remember the manner in which he focuses on a topic and presents a clear and lucid explanation of the subject. He does not bother you with unnecessary details, nor does he tell you too little - his book is much the same way...In summary, [this book] is an extremely valuable resource for the novice and the expert in magnetic resonance and in related fields. Mastery of the material between its covers will prepare one to read and understand research papers in a variety of disciplines. It presents a clear exposition of the important physical concepts underlying the field, as well as a lucid discussion of the theoretical concepts required to treat the phenomena...It has my strongest recommendation both as a text and as a fundamental reference book."

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS "The book is strongly recommended for graduate students requiring specialization in magnetic resonance."

INVERSE PROBLEMS "In the preface the author notes that he views this 'as a textbook'...'aimed at the beginner rather than the expert'. He has achieved this goal admirably; this is the first textbook on magnetic resonance I have seen that actually succeeds in teaching this difficult subject to an intelligent beginner. The book would be ideal for a pair of introductory courses on magnetic resonance for seniors or graduate students who have had an introductory quantum physics course giving them some familiarity with matrix mechanics, and covering up to Clebsh-Gordon coefficients...a novice interested in learning about magnetic resonance from the basic quantum mechanical level could hardly do better than to read this book."

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY "The book remains a thorough quantum-mechanical explanation of the basic magnetic resonance experiments used in modern day NMR and ESR experiments...This new edition is an ideal text of the physical chemist or physicist who wishes to have a thorough understanding of the basics behind magnetic resonance, particularly anyone researching into new pulse techniques. It is also suitable for the ordinary spectroscopist who simply wishes to have a grasp of the reasoning behind certain techniques...It is recommended for the mathematically more able students..."

JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY EDUCATION "This book's strength is that it is more than just a collection of NMR topics put together by a magnetic resonance spectroscopist - it is magnetic resonance early perceived in the context of the larger scope of physics from which it comes...the book will be appreciated most by those who have some maturity in physics and/or prior experience in magnetic resonance...The book is a welcome reappearance of a valued, fundamental book on magnetic resonance. The new chapters pick out those developments in the last 15 years that are particularly relevant to the understanding of magnetic resonance in solids. It should serve as a fine introductory textbook on magnetic resonance principles for physicists and as a reference work to those chemists who are interested in the basics of NMR and ESR theory."

APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY "On the whole, this is an excellent updating of what was already an established standard in the field. It is particularly timely since commercial equipment has recently become available enabling researchers to perform some of these newer experiments without tedious apparatus development." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 397 pages
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag; Enlarged 2nd edition (1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387084762
• ISBN-13: 978-0387084763
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,397,636 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars book is by excellent teacher, May 20, 1999

By	Alan Mason (Round Rock, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Principles of Magnetic Resonance (Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences) (v. 1) (Hardcover)

This is a comprehensive treatment of NMR for both graduate students in physics and researchers by someone who is clearly a master teacher. Attention is given to NMR in liquids (important for biologists) as well as solids. Schlichter is generous with details and is unfailingly aware of the needs of readers desiring more detailed explanations of the physics in difficult situations. He does not shirk the hard points and there is no hand-waving of difficulties. The selection of topics is excellent and the Appendices are detailed and helpful.

It comes therefore as a minor disappointment that the present (3rd) edition is marred by literally hundreds of typos and other small errors (just for perverse kicks, I compiled a partial list that goes on for many pages). I suppose this is ultimately the responsibility of the author, but it seems to me Prof. Schlichter is entitled to more assistance from the copy editor(s) at Springer than apparently was provided.

In a very few places the exposition falters. An example of this occurs in the treatment of the Bloch--Wangsness--Redfield theory. The "trick" referred to after Eq. (5.331) is nonsensical mathematically (try doing it with differential equations in general, you won't get away with it!). In general, the error incurred by using the approximate Eq. (5.110) will be greatly exacerbated after integrating over long times and the answer will be garbage. Fortunately, there is no need for any such "trick", just follow the derivation given in the book but with $\rho^*(0)$ in Eq. (5.110) replaced by $\rho^*(t'')$, so that (5.110) becomes exact. Rather than replacing $\rho^*(t'')$ by $\rho^*(0)$ at the outset as Schlichter does, one needs to defer the approximation as long as possible; then you see that the integration over long times does not give an appreciable error (it is proportional to a convergent infinite-time integral times $\tau_c$). But this is a mathematical, not a physical flaw.

There is a handful of other places where the exposition might conceivably be improved, but this doesn't detract significantly from the great value of this textbook as a detailed guide and reference. Let's hope that more careful copy editing is done for the next edition.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The solid-state physicists NMR bible, March 29, 1999

By	Rudi Michalak ([e-mail]) (Augsburg, Germany former Warwick, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Principles of Magnetic Resonance (Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences) (v. 1) (Hardcover)

Go for this book when you need a rather complete introduction into the field of solid-state physics NMR and at the same time want to invest into a book that will provide you over the years of your work with more and more detailed information. Slichter gives a thorough mathematical background as well as a discussion of most modern NMR pulse techniques. You may want to accompany this book in the long run with some other that tells you more about designing pulse techniques and/or is more visiual in this aspect. Students will find the book as a whole quite difficult to read, but it is very worthwhile to invest your time into the introductory chapters and then jump into the area of application that you have to become familiar with. Later you will appreciate your investment fully because this is one of the books from which you continue to learn till your retirement.

5.0 out of 5 stars One to get for understanding magnetic resonance spectroscopy, December 10, 2008

By	Ethan Bernard (Ithaca, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's great that so many of the mathematical steps are laid out in this book. It's hard in places and you will need to have mastered an undergrad physics course in quantum mechanics to use it.