Abstract
We show that the ground state of a system of magnetic dipoles, with no electric charge, is a ferromagnetic quantum Fermi liquid at high densities, driven by the dipolar exchange energy. As in the system of classical point dipoles, the direct dipole energy is zero in this case. With decreasing density, there is a transition to an antiferromagnetic lattice state. An addition of short range hard core repulsive potential will arrest the infinite density collapse of the ferromagnetic state, and possible melting of the low density antiferromagnetic lattice state.
- Received 30 August 2010
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.82.052101
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