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===Problem 2===
===Problem 2===


''Sketch the magnetization of a ferromagnet as a function of temperature T, for (A) Zero external magnetic field and (B) Finite external magnetic field.  How is the behavior around the Curie Temperature (Tc) affected by the field?''


===Problem 3===
===Problem 3===

Revision as of 15:15, 15 April 2009

PHZ 3400 – Midterm Two Exam (with solutions) – April 10, 2009

Problem 1

Explain the concept of the "Thermodynamic Limit", and present the corresponding domain wall argument (derivation of a formula) to estimate the relaxation time as a function of system size, at T < Tc.

Problem 2

Sketch the magnetization of a ferromagnet as a function of temperature T, for (A) Zero external magnetic field and (B) Finite external magnetic field. How is the behavior around the Curie Temperature (Tc) affected by the field?

Problem 3

Problem 4