Bulk Properties of a Fermi Gas in a Magnetic Field

Michael T. Strickland, Gettysburg College
Veronica Dexheimer, Gettysburg College
D. P. Menezes

Abstract

In this paper we present a quantum field theory calculation of the bulk properties of an ensemble of spin one-half particles in the presence of a homogenous background magnetic field. We present explicit formulas appropriate at zero and finite temperature for both charged and uncharged particles including the effect of the anomalous magnetic moment.