An Introduction to Thermal Physics · Problem 8.22

Systems of Interacting Particles — Daniel Schroeder

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · ising-model-external-field

Problem

Consider an Ising model in the presence of an external magnetic field BB, which gives each dipole an additional energy of −μBB-\mu_B B if it points up and +μBB+\mu_B B if it points down (where μB\mu_B is the dipole's magnetic moment). Analyze this system using the mean field approximation to find the analogue of equation 8.50. Study the solutions of the equation graphically, and discuss the magnetization of this system as a function of both the external field strength and the temperature. Sketch the region in the TT-BB plane for which the equation has three solutions.

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