This new version updates much of the material in earlier editions, including the first chapter, on the history of the field. Important modifications reflect major discoveries of the past decades. A historical perspective is maintained throughout. The reader is drawn into the process of discovery: starting with a phenomenon, finding plausible explanations and competing theories - and finally, the solution.
Chapter 1 History of Magnetism
Chapter 2 Currents or Spins?
Chapter 3 Quantum Theory of Angular Momentum
Chapter 4 Magnetism and the Many-Body Problem
Chapter 5 From Magnons to Solitons: Spin Dynamics
Chapter 6 Magnetism in Metals
Chapter 7 Statistical Thermodynamics
Chapter 8 The Ising Model
Chapter 9 Miscellaneous Advanced Topics