Meet the editor

Sergio Curilef has been a full professor in the Physics Department, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile, since 1998. He obtained his PhD in Physics from the Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF)-RJ, Brazil, in July 1997. His main research areas are statistical physics and quantum mechanics of systems with long-range interparticle interactions, particles in the magnetic field, and nonlinear diffusion. He has recently de-

veloped research on complex systems and applications to science and engineering. He is the principal investigator in several research projects, and he did a sabbatical year at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in 2007. He has also created the undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Physics at his university where he is currently director of the Physics Department.

Contents

**Section 1**

*by Sergio Curilef*

by the Mean Field Theory

of Underground Water *by Héctor López Loera*

Diamond NV Centers

*by Navin Khaneja*

*by Mohamed Hsini and Sadok Zemni*

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

**Preface XI**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Modeling **9**

**Chapter 2 11**

**Chapter 3 27**

Applications **47**

**Chapter 4 49**

**Chapter 5 67**

Introductory Chapter: Statistical and Theoretical Considerations

Modeling the Magnetocaloric Effect of Nd0.67Ba0.33Mn0.98Fe0.02O3

The Magnetometry—A Primary Tool in the Prospection

Atomic Scale Magnetic Sensing and Imaging Based on

SQUID Magnetometers, Josephson Junctions, Confinement

*by Myeongwon Lee, Jungbae Yoon and Donghun Lee*

and BCS Theory of Superconductivity

on Magnetism in Many-Body Systems
