Abstract

The studies herein reported were undertaken in order to ascertain theoretically whether the electromagnetic modes of excitation (the so-called helicon modes) of a pure metal in a high magnetic field might make a measurable contribution to any low temperature properties of the metal. As an indicative example, we consider in particular their contribution to the specific heat. The theoretical analysis is confined to the free-electron gas which has a spherical Fermi surface, although the lines of generalization to real Fermi surfaces are indicated.

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