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A rigorous proof of the Landau-Peierls formula and much more

Mathematical Physics 2011-04-01 v2 Quantum Gases Statistical Mechanics math.MP

Abstract

We present a rigorous mathematical treatment of the zero-field orbital magnetic susceptibility of a non-interacting Bloch electron gas, at fixed temperature and density, for both metals and semiconductors/insulators. In particular, we obtain the Landau-Peierls formula in the low temperature and density limit as conjectured by T. Kjeldaas and W. Kohn in 1957.

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@article{arxiv.1011.6499,
  title  = {A rigorous proof of the Landau-Peierls formula and much more},
  author = {Philippe Briet and Horia D. Cornean and Baptiste Savoie},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.6499},
  year   = {2011}
}

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30 pages - Accepted for publication in A.H.P