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A Contribution to the Theory of Ferromagnetism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

G. S. Mahajani
Affiliation:
St John's College
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The following gives a brief summary of a paper, which it is hoped to publish in extenso later. It is a contribution to the theory of ferromagnetic crystals, and contains in particular a theoretical explanation of Webster's experimental results.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1926

References

* Magnetic Properties of Iron Crystals”, by Webster, W. L., Proc. Roy. Soc. A, 107 (1925).CrossRefGoogle Scholar

* The mutual potential energy of two linear magnets is, however,

The second term differs in sign. Actually experimental results require (+) sign. Hence the orbit-conception.

* Kunz, , Bull. Nat. Res. Council, vol. 3, Part 3, p. 180 (1922).Google Scholar

Ibid.