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The Mean-Field Theory in the Study of Ferromagnets and the Magnetocaloric Effect

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J. S. Amaral, S. Das and V. S. Amaral

Submitted: 15 November 2010 Published: 10 October 2011

DOI: 10.5772/21595

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Thermodynamics - Systems in Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium

Edited by Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján

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Written By

J. S. Amaral, S. Das and V. S. Amaral

Submitted: 15 November 2010 Published: 10 October 2011