Fixed-number low-temperature Pauli susceptibility

ID: fixed-number-low-temperature-pauli-susceptibility

For a smooth single-spin density of states near a positive Fermi energy and fixed total particle number, the Sommerfeld expansion gives . The spin contribution to the total-moment magnetic susceptibility, defined by differentiating with respect to , is . Expanding about and including the shift of chemical potential gives the displayed formula. The term is thermal broadening; the term enforces fixed particle number. A band edge or singular density of states within of requires a separate analysis. Orbital magnetic response is excluded.

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