Week 6

Lecture 25, 6 May, 10.00-12.00, FL51

Magnetic interactions.

Reading.

A&M: Chapter 32, 31 (p. 645-652).

Review questions.

1. What is the main mechanism for magnetic interaction in a solid?
2. Explain the concept of exchange interaction. What is meant by direct, super-, indirect, and itinerant exchange?
3. What is the origin of magnetic moment in an atom? Explain the concept of the $g$-factor and the Bohr magneton. List the three Hund's rules.