Some magnetic properties of metals II. The influence of collisions on the magnetic behaviour of large systems

Abstract

Abstract A discussion of the effect of collisions on the magnetic properties of a large system of free electrons shows that the non-periodic term in the susceptibility is hardly affected, but that the periodic terms are reduced in magnitude by a factor exp (-hp/┬βH ), where p is the harmonic considered, ┬ is the mean collision time, and β = eh/2πmc.