Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 32 - Maxwell's Equations; Magnetism of Matter - Problems - Page 970: 45a

Answer

With $N$ atoms per unit volume, we find the magnetization to be $$ M=\frac{N \mu P(\mu)-N \mu P(-\mu)}{P(\mu)+P(-\mu)}=\frac{N \mu\left(e^{\mu B / k T}-e^{-\mu B / k T}\right)}{e^{\mu B / k T}+e^{-\mu B / k T}}\\=N \mu \tanh \left(\frac{\mu B}{k T}\right) . $$

Work Step by Step

With $N$ atoms per unit volume, we find the magnetization to be $$ M=\frac{N \mu P(\mu)-N \mu P(-\mu)}{P(\mu)+P(-\mu)}=\frac{N \mu\left(e^{\mu B / k T}-e^{-\mu B / k T}\right)}{e^{\mu B / k T}+e^{-\mu B / k T}}\\=N \mu \tanh \left(\frac{\mu B}{k T}\right) . $$
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