REVIEW: The Discovery of Magnetic Resonance in the Context of 20th Century Science: Biographies and Bibliography. IV: Selected Bibliography of Theoretical and Experimental Research on Magnetic Resonance and Its History

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Alexander V. Kessenikh¹ and Vasily V. Ptushenko^2,a*

¹Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 125315 Moscow, Russia

²Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed.

Received: December 24, 2025; Revised: December 24, 2025; Accepted: December 30, 2025

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In this chapter, we provide a bibliography of research in the field of ESR, NMR and related phenomena, such as magneto-mechanical resonance, a technique used both to detect magnetic resonance and to confirm magnetic flux quantization; along with exotic atom-related resonances, muon spin resonance and the fine structure and Zeeman effect of positronium. For the reference list provided in this book, out of dozens of thousands of studies we selected several hundred works which we believe represent major lines of research and development in the field of magnetic resonance. The list of literature is structured into several sections: I. Historiography (including reminiscences); II. Monographs, Overviews, and Subject Collections; III. Internet (reference material); IV. Original Research Papers. The latter is further broken down into several subsections covering the development of magnetic resonance foundational ideas (subsection IV.1.), studies on paramagnetic and ferromagnetic absorption and dispersion (IV.2.), works on molecular-beam and atomic-beam magnetic resonance (IV.3.), and original research papers on different magnetic resonances in condensed matter and on their applications (IV.4.). The reference list is provided with brief commentary.

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KEY WORDS: historiography, ESR and NMR foundational ideas, magnetic relaxation, molecular and atomic beams, condensed matter, applications

DOI: 10.1134/S0006297925604460

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