Magnetic ordering and critical behavior near surfaces

Abstract
Films and semi‐infinite systems are studied for Ising and Heisenberg models, using mean‐field theory, scaling, series expansions, and Monte Carlo simulations. Predictions are made for the magnetization as a function of temperature and distance from the surface, and for the critical exponents. Possible experimental consequences of the theory are briefly reviewed.

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