• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.159-162
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• 2008

The phenomenon of magnetostriction occurs in magnetic systems when the temperature is changed or the external magnetic field is applied. It is known that the magnetostriction observed in rare-earth elements and compounds is well described by the crystal-field striction and the exchange striction. In this review paper, we discuss the standard theory for the magnetostriction which includes the crystal-field and the exchange interaction.