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Heavy Fermions: electrons at the edge of magnetism

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2008-05-15 v3 Materials Science

Abstract

An introduction to the physics of heavy fermion compounds is presented, attempting to highlight the conceptual developments and emphasize the mysteries and open questions that persist in this active field of research.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0612006,
  title  = {Heavy Fermions: electrons at the edge of magnetism},
  author = {P. Coleman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0612006},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

This article is a contribution to volume 1 of the Handbook of Magnetism and Advanced Magnetic Materials, to be published by J. Wiley and Sons, 2007. 97 pages double spaced. 36 Figures. YbAgGe + refs added to table of QC metals