Title :
Mean field theory for interacting particles in a ferrofluid
Author_Institution :
Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
9/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A mean field theory describing the magnetic properties of ferrofluids with interacting particles has been derived. The theory explains the previously observed Curie-Weiss behavior of ferrofluids, and a superferromagnetic ordering below a critical temperature is predicted.
Keywords :
Magnetic liquids; Bismuth; Couplings; Laboratories; Magnetic fields; Magnetic moments; Magnetic particles; Magnetic properties; Magnetic susceptibility; Physics; Temperature dependence;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.1987.1065731
