Magnetostriction in metals

Abstract
After a presentation of the theoretical background and experimental methods the data available for the paramagnetostriction of transition metals and alloys are surveyed and discussed, special consideration being given to the roles of exchange enhancement and orbital susceptibility. Attention is then turned to oscillatory magnetostriction (related to the de Haas-van Alphen effect) and the information it provides about the Fermi surfaces of metals and degenerate semiconductors.