After a brief empirical definition of magnetic domains in this chapter the historical development of the knowledge of magnetic microstructure is outlined. This discussion is used to introduce the basic facts about domains.
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Hubert, A., Schäfer, R. (1998). Introduction. In: Magnetic Domains. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85054-0_1
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