Anomalous spin-flip lifetime near the Heisenberg- ferromagnet critical point

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Abstract

The inverse lifetime, 1τs, of spin-flip processes for the conduction electrons in a Heisenberg ferromagnet is calculated in the first Born approximation. It is found that the temperature derivative of 1τs varies as |T-Tc|2ν-γ-1 and is negative above Tc and positive below Tc. Comparison is made with the behavior of the electrical resistivity near Tc. The impact upon the superconducting transition temperature is examined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)219-223
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1975

Funding

Funders
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

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