Abstract:
We investigate the influence of the interaction of conduction electrons with spin fluctuations
on the optical properties of a ferromagnetic metal. We calculate the dependence of the
effective mass and the “transport” relaxation time of an electron as a function of the
temperature and the frequency of the incident radiation. We show that the frequency
dependence of the electrical conductivity of the ferromagnetic metal differs appreciably
from the classical Drude–Zener law.