1 Introduction
2 History of Conventional Spin Wave Theory
2.1 Theoretical and Experimental Confusions
2.2 Problems with the Macroscopic Magnetization
3 Basic Issues of Renormalization Group (RG) Theory
3.1 Dynamics of Non Magnetic Solids
3.2 Dynamics of Ordered Magnets
4 Universality
4.1 Non-Magnetic Solids
4.2 Ordered Magnets
5 Microscopic Processes
6 Non-Relevant Magnons
7 Crossover Phenomena
7.1 Amplitude Crossover (AC)
7.2 Quantum State Crossover (QS)
7.3 Crossover Between Stable Fixed Points (SFP)
7.4 Symmetry Crossover (SC)
7.5 Dimensionality Crossover (DC)
8 Metastability of Universality Classes
9 Relevant and Non-Relevant Interactions
10 Temperature Dependence of the Magnon Excitation Spectra
11 Magnetic Heat Capacity
11.1 NonRelevant Magnetic Heat Capacity for T→O
11.2 Relevant Magnetic Heat Capacity for T→O
12 Experimental Verification of GSW Bosons
13 Magnets With and Without Magnon Gap (Goldstone Mode)
13.1 Isotropic Magnets with Half-Integer Spin (T2 Universality Class)
13.2 Isotropic Magnets with Integer Spin (T9/2 Universality Class)
13.3 Two-Dimensional Magnets with Half-Integer Spin (T3/2 Universality Class)
13.4 Two-Dimensional Magnets with Integer Spin (T2 Universality Class)
13.5 One-Dimensional Magnets with Half-Integer Spin (T5/2 Universality Class)
13.6 One-Dimensional Magnets with Integer Spin (T3 Universality Class)
13.7 Field Dependence of the Classical Magnon Spectrum
14 Microscopic Details: Spin Structure, Site Disorder, Two Order Parameters
15 The Critical Magnetic Behaviour
15.1 Isotropic 3D Magnets with Half-Integer Spin (T2 Universality Class)
15.2 Anisotropic 3D Magnets with Half-Integer Spin (T3/2 Universality Class)
15.3 Isotropic 3D Magnets with Integer Spin (T9/2 Universality Class)
15.4 Anisotropic 3D Magnets with Integer Spin (T2 Universality Class)
15.5 Amorphous Ferromagnets
15.6 Two-Dimensional Magnets
15.7 One-Dimensional Magnets
16 Thermal Lattice Expansion and Magnetostriction
16.1 Spontaneous Magnetostriction
16.2 Thermal Lattice Expansion of Non-Magnetic Solids
17 The Total Energy Content
18 Superconductivity
18.1 Superconducting Heat Capacity
18.2 Superconducting Excitation Gap
18.3 Problems with Landau's Order Parameter Concept
19 Conclusions
References
Index