Description: This book is a comprehensive design text on permanent magnets and their applications. The author begins with a brief overview of the theory of magnetism and explains the behavior of the different classes of permanent magnets and the various production processes that lead to quite diverse material characteristics. The core of the book is a detailed treatment of the methods used to design permanent magnets, including assessments of the changes they experience under practical operating conditions. The volume also describes modern analytical techniques including the finite element method, with reference to the accurate simulation of permanent magnetic materials. Electrical engineers, condensed matter physicists and materials scientists will find this book useful.
Review Quotes: "Campbell comprehensively reviews modern permanent magnetic materials, their design, and their industrial applications in automobiles, computers, and various consumer products. This very well written work is illustrated by the author, who has had a long experience in the field of permanent magnets....The book will be valuable to the scientist or engineer involved in processing, design, and applications of permanent magnets, as well as to graduate students and faculty conducting research in the field of magnetism....An excellent acquisition." Choice