Spin-Wave Theory and Its Applications to Neutron Scattering and THz Spectroscopy

This book discusses the experimental techniques of inelastic neutron scattering and THz spectroscopy and provides the theoretical tools required to analyze their measurements using spin-wave theory. Assuming a background in elementary statistical mechanics and a familiarity with the quantized harmonic oscillator, this work presents a comprehensive review of spin-wave theory and its applications to both inelastic neutron scattering and THz spectroscopy.