Principles of Magnetic Resonance is a textbook intended for graduate students who plan to work in nuclear magnetic resonance or electron spin resonance. The text treats the basic principles of magnetic resonance, steady-state and pulse methods, the theory of the width, shape, and position of spectral absorption lines, and the theory of relaxation times, and introduces the density matrix. This third edition adds new material to many parts, plus new sections on one- and two-dimensional Fourier transform methods, multiple quantum coherence, and magnetic resonance imaging.

FROM THE REVIEWS:

PHYSICS TODAY "His many important contributions have placed him at the forefront of research in the field for three decades; thus no more authoritative person could be found to author a book on the subject...Slichter's choices of subject matter are excellent in that he discusses the fundamentals of every area of current importance in the field...Anyone who has heard him lecture will remember the manner in which he focuses on a topic and presents a clear and lucid explanation of the subject. He does not bother you with unnecessary details, nor does he tell you too little - his book is much the same way...In summary, [this book] is an extremely valuable resource for the novice and the expert in magnetic resonance and in related fields. Mastery of the material between its covers will prepare one to read and understand research papers in a variety of disciplines. It presents a clear exposition of the important physical concepts underlying the field, as well as a lucid discussion of the theoretical concepts required to treat the phenomena...It has my strongest recommendation both as a text and as a fundamental reference book."

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS "The book is strongly recommended for graduate students requiring specialization in magnetic resonance."

INVERSE PROBLEMS "In the preface the author notes that he views this 'as a textbook'...'aimed at the beginner rather than the expert'. He has achieved this goal admirably; this is the first textbook on magnetic resonance I have seen that actually succeeds in teaching this difficult subject to an intelligent beginner. The book would be ideal for a pair of introductory courses on magnetic resonance for seniors or graduate students who have had an introductory quantum physics course giving them some familiarity with matrix mechanics, and covering up to Clebsh-Gordon coefficients...a novice interested in learning about magnetic resonance from the basic quantum mechanical level could hardly do better than to read this book."

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY "The book remains a thorough quantum-mechanical explanation of the basic magnetic resonance experiments used in modern day NMR and ESR experiments...This new edition is an ideal text of the physical chemist or physicist who wishes to have a thorough understanding of the basics behind magnetic resonance, particularly anyone researching into new pulse techniques. It is also suitable for the ordinary spectroscopist who simply wishes to have a grasp of the reasoning behind certain techniques...It is recommended for the mathematically more able students..."

JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY EDUCATION "This book's strength is that it is more than just a collection of NMR topics put together by a magnetic resonance spectroscopist - it is magnetic resonance early perceived in the context of the larger scope of physics from which it comes...the book will be appreciated most by those who have some maturity in physics and/or prior experience in magnetic resonance...The book is a welcome reappearance of a valued, fundamental book on magnetic resonance. The new chapters pick out those developments in the last 15 years that are particularly relevant to the understanding of magnetic resonance in solids. It should serve as a fine introductory textbook on magnetic resonance principles for physicists and as a reference work to those chemists who are interested in the basics of NMR and ESR theory."

APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY "On the whole, this is an excellent updating of what was already an established standard in the field. It is particularly timely since commercial equipment has recently become available enabling researchers to perform some of these newer experiments without tedious apparatus development."