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Offering an overview of the theoretical and experimental research results surrounding the magnetocaloric effect, this work includes a comprehensive discussion of potential applications of the phenomenon. It reviews materials with magnetic moment both of band and localized nature and various types of magnetic ordering.

Summarizes the theoretical means to describe magnetic anisotropies in nanosystems as well as their electric and magneto-optical transport properties. This book covers important aspects of magnetic nanostructures, including free and capped magnetic surfaces, magnetic atoms, nanowires, nanocontacts, and domain walls.

Approaches magnetism from a metal physics perspective. This book covers the fundamental theory underlying permanent magnetism and illustrates applications with modern, permanent magnetic materials, including ceramics and intermetallic compounds.

Exploring a steadily growing field, this book focuses on quantum phase transitions (QPT), frontier area of research. It takes a look back as well as a look forward to the future and the many open problems that remain. The book covers new concepts and directions in QPT and specific models and systems closely tied to particular experimental realization or theoretical methods. Although mainly theoretical, the book includes experimental chapters that make the discussion of QPTs meaningful. The book also presents recent advances in the numerical methods used to study QPTs.

The application of field theoretic techniques to problems in condensed matter physics has generated an array of concepts and mathematical techniques to attack a range of problems such as the theory of quantum phase transitions, the quantum Hall effect, and quantum wires. This book surveys of the concepts, techniques, and applications of the field.

Presents a comprehensive account of the principles and applications of magnetooptics. This book surveys a wide range of magnetooptic materials, including metals, alloys, and granular structures. It explores applications of magnetooptics in practical devices, such as modulators, switches, memory devices, and waveguides.