Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceElectromagnetismMagnetic MaterialsMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsDomain WallsMagnetic AnisotropyMagnetic DomainsMagnetic Properties Of SolidsMagnetization ProcessesPermanent MagnetsCoercivityDomain Wall MaterialsDomain Wall PinningDomain Wall StructureDomain Wall WidthFerromagnetic Domain WallsMagnetic CoercivityMagnetic Domain Walls
The theory of magnetic hardening and its impact on the design of permanent magnets is presented. The statistical theory of domain-wall pinning by sample inhomogeneities is outlined, and its relevance to the latest generation of permanent magnets is discussed.