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This chapter will review the source of knowledge in basic science and industry for this book. The electromagnetism developed in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are one of the forerunners for micromagnetics. The mathematical expression, such as vector algebra, of Maxwell’s equations will be discussed in Chap. 2. The fundamental magnetism is usually treated as part of the Solid State Physics. The quantum physics of materials and parameters used in micromagnetics will be given by the fundamental magnetism, thus this part will also be reviewed here. From the very beginning of the micromagnetics, it has been focusing on the magnetic recording industry. Therefore the key developments of the magnetic materials and devices utilized in magnetic information storage industry will be also summarized here.
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Wei, D. (2012). Exordium. In: Micromagnetics and Recording Materials. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28577-6_1
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