Diamagnetism of an electron gas and surface currents

When an electron gas is submitted to a uniform magnetic field, the diamagnetic part of its magnetization is associated with amperian surface currents. In the weak-field limit, explicit expressions are found for the current density near an infinitely steep wall, and near a soft wall, for both Boltzmann and Fermi statistics. The Wigner distribution function in presence of a magnetic field is a convenient tool.

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Year of publication:	1980
Authors:	Jancovici, B.
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 101.1980, 2, p. 324-338
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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