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Wavenumber dependent orbital diamagnetism of nearly free electrons
Author(s) -
Stoney P.,
March N. H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.560070765
Subject(s) - wavenumber , diamagnetism , electron , free electron model , physics , partition (number theory) , condensed matter physics , function (biology) , wave function , atomic physics , quantum mechanics , magnetic field , mathematics , combinatorics , evolutionary biology , biology
The orbital magnetic susceptibility χ ( q ) as a function of wavenumber q is calculated for nearly free electrons from the classical partition function. Numerical estimates of the q dependence are presented for metallic Al as a typical nearly free electron metal.