Environmental Magnetism
Environmental Magnetism
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Environmental Magnetism Principles and Applications of Enviromagnetics
Michael E. Evans
Friedrich Heller
University of Alberta Edmonton, T6G 2J1 Canada
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Ziirich 8093 Zfirich, Switzerland
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Contents
Foreword ix Preface xi
1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Prospectus 1.2 An Example
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1.3 Scope of the Subject
2 BASIC MAGNETISM 2.1 Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism, Ferromagnetism 2.2 Magnetic Susceptibility 2.3 Magnetic Hysteresis
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2.4 Grain Size Effects
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2.5 Summary of Magnetic Parameters and Terminology 2.6