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PHY331
Magnetism
Lecture 3
Last week…
• Derived magnetic dipole moment of a
circulating electron.
• Discussed motion of a magnetic dipole
in a constant magnetic field.
• Showed that it precesses with a
frequency called the Larmor
precessional frequency
This week…
• Discuss Langevin’s theory of
diamagnetism.
• Use angular momentum of precessing
electron in magnetic field to derive the
magnetization of a sample and thus
diamagnetic susceptibility.
• Will set the scene for the calculation of
paramagnetic susceptibility.
Langevin’s theory of diamagnetism
• We want to calculate the sample magnetisation M
and the diamagnetic susceptibility χ
(recall M = χH)
• Every circulating electron on every atom has a
magnetic dipole moment
• The sum of the magnetic dipole moments on any
atom is zero (equal numbers circulating clockwise
and anticlockwise ?)
• The magnetisation M arises from the reaction to
the torque Γ due to the applied magnetic field B
which creates the Lamor precessional motion at
frequency ωL.
• i) the angular momentum L of the circulating
electron is, 2
L = mvr = mω r
• The angular momentum Lp of the precessional
motion is,
L p = mω L r 2
€
where ωL is the Larmor frequency and <r2>
is the mean square distance from an axis through
the nucleus which is parallel to B
€
• ii) We showed last week that the magnetic
moment mp per electron associated with Lp is
e
mp = − Lp
2m
• so the total magnetisation M of the sample must

be, €
M = Natoms × Zelectrons/atom × mp
M = N × Z × mp
So substitute for each quantity, in turn,
e
M =− NZ Lp
2m
e
M =− NZ mω L r 2
2m
€ e ⎛ eB ⎞ 2
M =−NZ m ⎜ ⎟ r
2m ⎝ 2m ⎠
€
so that, M e 2
χ = = − µ0N Z r2
H 4m
€
€
Now express <r2> in terms of the mean square
radius of the orbit <ρ2> , where
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
r = ρ ρ =x +y +z
3 x 2 = y 2 = z 2 = ρ 2 /3
will give 2 2 2
2 r =x +y
e
χ = − µ0N Z ρ2 €
6m €
€
€
The result we wanted!!
What does this mean???
• The atom as a whole does not possess a permanent magnetic dipole
moment.
• The magnetisation is produced by the influence of the external
magnetic field on the electron orbits and particularly by the
precessional motion.
• The diamagnetic susceptibility χ is small and negative, because <ρ2>
is small.
• Negative susceptability means that diamagnetism opposes applied
magnetic field. (prefix: dia - in opposite or different directions)
• Note that measurements of χ were once used to get estimates of
atomic size through the values of <ρ2>.
Remember - all materials are diamagnetic –
but this small effect is swamped if also paramagnetic of
ferromagnetic.
Paramagnetism
• Paramagnets have a small positive magnetisation
M (directed parallel the applied field B).
• Each atom has a permanent magnetic dipole
moment.
• Langevin (classical) theory

• The paramagnet consists of an array of permanent
magnetic dipoles m
• In a uniform field B they have
Potential Energy = - m .B
A dipole parallel to the field has the lowest energy
• BUT, the B field causes precession of m about B.
• However it can’t alter the angle between m and B (as
the Lz component is constant in the precession
equations).
• For the dipole to lower its energy (and become parallel

to the field) we need a second mechanism. This is
provided by the thermal vibrations
• The magnetic field “would like” the dipoles
aligned to lower their energy
• The thermal vibrations “would like” to randomise
and disorder the magnetic dipoles
• We can therefore expect a statistical theory,
based on a “competition” between these two
mechanisms,
k BT ≈ −m.B
to calculate the magnetisation M of a
paramagnet
€
Calculate the magnetisation M of a paramagnet
• M must be the vector sum of all the magnetic
dipole moments
M =∑ [1] Resolved component
of a dipole in field direction X [2] Number of dipoles with
this orientation
To do this, use Boltzmann statistics to obtain the

number dn of dipoles with energy between E
and E + dE
dn = c exp (−E kT ) dE
where k = Boltzmann’s constant, c = is a constant of
the system and T = T measured in Kelvin
€
How to find c?
Integrate over all the energies, which must
give N the total number of dipoles
∞
N= ∫ c exp (−E kT ) dE
0
Next week we will do this to calculate the susceptibility
of a paramagnet. The important result we will get will be
That susceptibility is temperature dependent with
€ χ = C/T
This is Curie’s law.
Summary
• Calculated the susceptibility for a diamagnet
e2 2
χ = − µ0N Z ρ
6m
• Argued that all materials have a small diamagnetic
susceptibility resulting from the precession of
electrons in a magnetic field.
€ precession results in a magnetic moment, and
• This
thus a susceptibility.
• Then discussed paramagnetism, resulting from atoms
having a permanent magnetic moment.
• Sketched out how we will calculate paramagnetic
susceptibility.

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• so the total magnetisation M of the sample must

• Langevin (classical) theory

• For the dipole to lower its energy (and become parallel

To do this, use Boltzmann statistics to obtain the

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