title: Effects of spin-orbit coupling on magnetic properties of discrete and extended magnetic systems.
abstract: In accounting for the magnetic properties of discrete and extended compounds with unpaired spins, it is crucial to know the nature of their ground and low-lying excited states. In this review we surveyed quantum mechanical descriptions on how these states are affected by spin-orbit coupling and attempted to provide a conceptual framework with which to think about spin-orbit coupling and its applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, USA.
authors.forename: Dadi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Hongjun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Myung-Hwan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Whangbo