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Past exam of the condensed matter physics course of the University of Oxford 2016 3 a Solution by
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Write the two allowed moment projections as , where for spin one-half. Their Zeeman energies in the prescribed flux density are . The single-particle partition function and the mean moment along the field areFor noninteracting moments, magnetization is moment per volume:For electron-like spin-only moments , these become and .
Differentiate with respect to the specified to obtainThis derivative is not a dimensionless SI volume susceptibility. In the weak-feedback approximation , the usual dimensionless differential susceptibility is . The small-field limit gives Curie's law . At finite bias a secant response differs from the differential slope . For an internal retained self-consistently, the exact local conversion is ; demagnetizing geometry can further affect an applied-field measurement. Stating the field convention avoids a hidden factor of or confusion between a slope and a ratio.
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