3 General Trends of Physical and Chemical Behavior

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Abbreviations V
3. Preface VII
4. Contents IX
5. 1 The Rare-Earth Elements 1
6. Part I: General Aspects of Rare-Earth Elements
7. 2 Basic Aspects and General Properties 11
8. 3 General Trends of Physical and Chemical Behavior 17
9. 4 Natural Resources 36
10. 5 Production 42
11. 6 Basic Compound Classes 50
12. Part II: Properties and Applications
13. 7 Transitions 97
14. 8 Optical Properties 117
15. 9 Magnetism 174
16. Epilogue 205
17. A Ionic Radii 207
18. B Physical Properties 209
19. C Chemical Shift Model Parameters 211
20. D Structure Types Derived From Close Packings 213
21. E Exemplary Calculation of the Transition Integral’s Behavior 217
22. F Excerpts of MAPLE Calculations 219
23. General Index 231
24. Formula Index 237
25. Bibliography 241