Consideramos os efeitos de desordem ou aperiodicidade sobre três sistemas magnéticos distintos. Inicialmente, apresentamos um modelo fenomenológico para descrever a dependência térmica da magnetização remanente induzida por diluição numa classe de antiferromagnetos quase-unidimensionais. O modelo trata exatamente as correlações ao longo da direção dominante, levando em conta as demais interações por meio de um campo efetivo. Em seguida, utilizamos uma aproximação autoconsistente de Bethe-Peierls para avaliar os efeitos de um campo cristalino aleatório sobre os diagramas de fases de um modelo de Ising de spins mistos. Mostramos que a desordem é capaz de modificar a natureza dos pontos multicríticos existentes no limite uniforme do modelo. Finalmente, estudamos os efeitos de interações aleatórias ou aperiódicas sobre o comportamento da cadeia XX quântica em baixas temperaturas, através de câlculos numéricos baseados no mapeamento do sistema em um modelo de férmions livres. Apontamos evidências de que, em temperatura zero, existe um único ponto fixo universal, característico de uma fase de singleto aleatório, que governa o comportamento do modelo na presença de interações desordenadas. No caso de interações aperiódicas,obtemos resultados consistentes com previsões de grupo de renormalização, indicando, para uma certa classe de seqüências de substituição, um comportamento semelhante àquele associado à desordem. / We consider effects of disorder or aperiodicity on three different magnetic systems. First, we present a phenomenological model to describe the thermal dependence of the dilution-induced remanent magnetization in a class of quasi-one-dimensional antiferromagnets. The model treats correlations along the dominant direction in an exact way, while including the remaining inte-. i ractions via an effective field. Then, we use a self-consistent Bethe-Peierls ~ j .. approximation to gauge the effects of a random crystal field on the phase diagram of a mixed-spin Ising mode!. We show that disorder may have profound effects on the multicritical behavior associated with the uniform limit of the mo de!. Finally, we study effects of random or aperiodic interactions on the behavior of the quantum XX chain at low temperatures, by performing numerical calculations based on a mapping of the system onto a free-fermion mo de!. . We present evidence that, at zero temperature, there exists a single, universal fixed-point, associated with a random-singlet phase, which governs the behavior of the model in the presence of disordered interactions. In the case of aperiodic interactions, our results are consistent with renormalizationgroup predictions, indicating, for a certain class of substitution sequences, a behavior similar to the one induced by disorder.

Cette thèse porte sur le développement et l'application en physique statistique d'un nouveau paradigme pour les méthodes sans rejet de Monte-Carlo par chaînes de Markov irréversibles, grâce à la mise en œuvre du filtre factorisé de Metropolis et du concept de lifting. Les deux premiers chapitres présentent la méthode de Monte-Carlo et ses différentes applications à des problèmes de physique statistique. Une des principales limites de ces méthodes se rencontre dans le voisinage des transitions de phase, où des phénomènes de ralentissement dynamique entravent fortement la thermalisation des systèmes. Le troisième chapitre présente la nouvelle classe des algorithmes de Metropolis factorisés et irréversibles. Se fondant sur le concept de lifting des chaînes de Markov, le filtre factorisé de Metropolis permet de décomposer un potentiel multidimensionnel en plusieurs autres unidimensionnels. De là, il est possible de définir un algorithme sans rejet de Monte-Carlo par chaînes de Markov irréversibles. Le quatrième chapitre examine les performances de ce nouvel algorithme dans une grande variété de systèmes. Des accélérations du temps de thermalisation sont observées dans des systèmes bidimensionnels de particules molles, des systèmes bidimensionnels de spins XY ferromagnétiques et des systèmes tridimensionnels de verres de spins XY. Finalement, une réduction importante du ralentissement critique est exposée pour un système tridimensionnel de spins Heisenberg ferromagnétiques. / This thesis deals with the development and application in statistical physics of a general framework for irreversible and rejection-free Markov-chain Monte Carlo methods, through the implementation of the factorized Metropolis filter and the lifting concept. The first two chapters present the Markov-chain Monte Carlo method and its different implementations in statistical physics. One of the main limitations of Markov-chain Monte Carlo methods arises around phase transitions, where phenomena of dynamical slowing down greatly impede the thermalization of the system. The third chapter introduces the new class of irreversible factorized Metropolis algorithms. Building on the concept of lifting of Markov chains, the factorized Metropolis filter allows to decompose a multidimensional potential into several unidimensional ones. From there, it is possible to define a rejection-free and completely irreversible Markov-chain Monte Carlo algorithm. The fourth chapter reviews the performance of the irreversible factorized algorithm in a wide variety of systems. Clear accelerations of the thermalization time are observed in bidimensional soft-particle systems, bidimensional ferromagnetic XY spin systems and three-dimensional XY spin glasses. Finally, an important reduction of the critical slowing down is exhibited in three-dimensional ferromagnetic Heisenberg spin systems.

Mesoscopic spin systems can be designed and fabricated using modern nano-fabrication techniques. These systems can contain large numbers of patterned ferromagnetic elements, for which the shape will generally determine their effective mesospin dimensionality. The lateral arrangement of these mesospins can be further used to tune the interactions between them. With an appropriate choice of material, it is possible to define a temperature range where thermal fluctuations of these mesospins are experimentally accessible. To actively define this range, we use δ-doped Palladium, a three-layer system of Palladium—Iron—Palladium, for which the Curie-temperature scales with the Iron layer thickness. The patterned mesoscopic elements used in this work have a stadium-like shape that promotes a single magnetic domain state, thus making these islands behave as one-dimensional Ising-like mesospins that can be observed using magnetic imaging techniques. We investigate the impact on the magnetic order resulting from modifications of the square spin ice geometry. By adding, removing and merging elements in the square artificial spin ice architecture, energy-landscape variations can be realized. Firstly, an added interaction modifier is used to equilibrate the interactions between the mesospins at the vertex level, which can restore the degenerate ground state of the square spin ice model. Secondly, the removal of elements can lead to topologically frustrated spin systems, as not all building blocks can simultaneously be in their lowest energy state. Furthermore, the merging results in multiple element sizes in the mesospin system. As the magnetization reversal barrier is dependent on the element size, these mesospin systems have different energy barriers. The thermal ordering process in such a system differs from a single-size element system with its unique energy barrier. Using reciprocal space analysis tools like the magnetic spin structure factor we show that systems with multiple element sizes achieve a higher short-range order then their single-size element references. The magnetic order in mesoscopic spin systems could successfully be tailored by modifications of the lattice geometry.

Quantum simulations, where controllable quantum systems are used to simulate other quantum systems, originally proposed by Richard Feynman, are one of the most remarkable applications of quantum information science. Compared to computation, quantum simulations require much less number of qubits for the m to be practical. In the work described in this thesis, we have performed a few quantum simulations of small quantum systems using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance(NMR) techniques. These simulations have been used to experimentally demonstrate the underlying interesting quantum protocols. All the experiments presented have been carried out using liquid-state or liquid crystal NMR. Numerical pulse optimization techniques have been utilized in some of the experiments, to achieve better control over the spin systems. The first chapter contains “Introduction” to quantum information processing, NMR, and numerical pulse optimization techniques. In chapter 2, we describe quantum simulation of a 3-spin Heisenberg-XY spin chain having only nearest neighbour interactions. Recently, spin chains having pre-engineered short-range interactions have been proposed to efficiently transfer quantum information between different parts of a quantum information processor. Other important proposals involving these spin chains include generating entangled states and universal quantum computation. However, such engineered interactions do not occur naturally in any system. In such a scenario, the experimental viability of these proposals can be tested by simulating the spin chains in other controllable quantum systems. In this work, we first theoretically study the time evolution of bipartite and tripartite entanglement measures for a 3-spin open ended XY spin chain. Then, by simulating the XY interactions in a 3-spin nuclear spin system, we experimentally generate, (i)a bipartite maximally(pseudo-)entangled state(Bell state) between end qubits, and(ii) multipartite(pseudo-)entangled states(Wand GHZ states),starting from separable pseudo-pure states. Bell state has been generated by using only the natural unitary evolution of the XY spin chain. W-state and GHZ-state have been generated by applying a single-qubit rotation to the second qubit, and a global rotation of all the three qubits respectively after the unitary evolution of the spin chain. In chapter 3, we simulate a 3-spin quantum transverse Ising spin system in a triangular configuration, and show that multipartite quantum correlations can be used to distinguish between the frustrated and non-frustrated regimes in the ground state of this spin system. The ground state of the spin system has been prepared by using adiabatic state preparation method. Gradient ascent pulse engineering technique has been utilized to efficiently realize the adiabatic evolution of the spin system. To analyse the experimental ground state of the system, we employ two different multipartite quantum correlation measures, generated from monogamy studies of bipartite quantum correlations. Chapter 4 contains a digital quantum simulation of the mirror inversion propagator corresponding to the time evolution of an XY spin chain. This simulation has been used to experimentally demonstrate the mirror inversion of quantum states, proposed by Albanese et al.[Phys.Rev.Lett.93,230502(2004)], by which entangled states can be transferred from one end of the chain to the other end. The experiments have been performed in a 5-qubit dipolar coupled nuclear spin system. For simulation, we make use of the recently proposed unitary operator decomposition algorithm along with the numerical pulse optimization techniques, which assisted in achieving high experimental fidelities. Chapter 5 contains a digital quantum simulation of the unitary propagator of a transverse Ising spin chain, which has been used to experimentally demonstrate the perfect state transfer protocol of Di Franco et al. [Phys.Rev.Lett.101,230502(2008)]. The importance of this protocol arises due to the fact that it achieves perfect state transfer from one end of the chain to the other end without the necessity of initializing the intermediate spins of the chain, whereas most of the previously proposed protocols require initialization. The experiments have been performed in a 3-spin nuclear spin system. The simulation has also been used to demonstrate the generation of a GHZ state.

Consideramos os efeitos de desordem ou aperiodicidade sobre três sistemas magnéticos distintos. Inicialmente, apresentamos um modelo fenomenológico para descrever a dependência térmica da magnetização remanente induzida por diluição numa classe de antiferromagnetos quase-unidimensionais. O modelo trata exatamente as correlações ao longo da direção dominante, levando em conta as demais interações por meio de um campo efetivo. Em seguida, utilizamos uma aproximação autoconsistente de Bethe-Peierls para avaliar os efeitos de um campo cristalino aleatório sobre os diagramas de fases de um modelo de Ising de spins mistos. Mostramos que a desordem é capaz de modificar a natureza dos pontos multicríticos existentes no limite uniforme do modelo. Finalmente, estudamos os efeitos de interações aleatórias ou aperiódicas sobre o comportamento da cadeia XX quântica em baixas temperaturas, através de câlculos numéricos baseados no mapeamento do sistema em um modelo de férmions livres. Apontamos evidências de que, em temperatura zero, existe um único ponto fixo universal, característico de uma fase de singleto aleatório, que governa o comportamento do modelo na presença de interações desordenadas. No caso de interações aperiódicas,obtemos resultados consistentes com previsões de grupo de renormalização, indicando, para uma certa classe de seqüências de substituição, um comportamento semelhante àquele associado à desordem. / We consider effects of disorder or aperiodicity on three different magnetic systems. First, we present a phenomenological model to describe the thermal dependence of the dilution-induced remanent magnetization in a class of quasi-one-dimensional antiferromagnets. The model treats correlations along the dominant direction in an exact way, while including the remaining inte-. i ractions via an effective field. Then, we use a self-consistent Bethe-Peierls ~ j .. approximation to gauge the effects of a random crystal field on the phase diagram of a mixed-spin Ising mode!. We show that disorder may have profound effects on the multicritical behavior associated with the uniform limit of the mo de!. Finally, we study effects of random or aperiodic interactions on the behavior of the quantum XX chain at low temperatures, by performing numerical calculations based on a mapping of the system onto a free-fermion mo de!. . We present evidence that, at zero temperature, there exists a single, universal fixed-point, associated with a random-singlet phase, which governs the behavior of the model in the presence of disordered interactions. In the case of aperiodic interactions, our results are consistent with renormalizationgroup predictions, indicating, for a certain class of substitution sequences, a behavior similar to the one induced by disorder.

Umělé spinové systémy jsou vhodným nástrojem pro zkoumání a ovlivňování neobvyklých exotických nízko-energiových stavů přímo v reálném prostoru. Experimentální realizace těchto systémů jsou založeny na výrobě vzájemně interagujících nano-magnetů uspořádaných do požadované geometrie. Prvním a asi i nejvíce studovaným umělým systémem je prostá čtvercová mřížka. V této práci se zabýváme modifikováním této čtvercové geometrie, které umožní zachycení různých magnetických fází založených na modelech ledu. Výsledky ukazují, že vhodným nastaveném této modifikace lze realizovat různé magnetické fáze, včetně neuspořádané spinové kapalné fáze s uvězněnými magnetickými kvazičásticemi (magnetickými monopóly).

Due to recent progress in theory and the growing number of physical realizations, low-dimensional quantum magnets continue to receive a considerable amount of attention. They serve as model systems for investigating numerous physical phenomena in spin systems with cooperative ground states, including the field-induced evolution of the ground-state properties and the corresponding rearrangement of their low-energy excitation spectra. This work is devoted to systematic studies of recently synthesized low-dimensional quantum spin systems by means of multi-frequency high-field electron spin resonance (ESR) investigations. In the spin- 1/2 chain compound (C6H9N2)CuCl3 [known as (6MAP)CuCl3] the striking incompatibility with a simple uniform S = 1/2 Heisenberg chain model employed previously is revealed. The observed ESR mode is explained in terms of a recently developed theory, revealing the important role of the alternation and next-nearest-neighbor interactions in this compound. The excitations spectrum in copper pyrimidine dinitrate [PM·Cu(NO3)2(H2O)2]n, an S = 1/2 antiferromagnetic chain material with alternating g-tensor and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, is probed in magnetic fields up to 63 T. To study the high field behavior of the field-induced energy gap in this material, a multi-frequency pulsed-field ESR spectrometer is built. Pronounced changes in the frequency-field dependence of the magnetic excitations are observed in the vicinity of the saturation field, B ∼ Bs = 48.5 T. ESR results clearly indicate a transition from the soliton-breather to a spin-polarized state with magnons as elementary excitations. Experimental data are compared with results of density matrix renormalization group calculations; excellent agreement is found. ESR studies of the spin-ladder material (C5H12N)2CuBr4 (known as BPCB) completes the determination of the full spin Hamiltonian of this compound. ESR results provide a direct evidence for a pronounced anisotropy in this compound, that is in contrast to fully isotropic spin-ladder model employed previously for BPCB. Our observations can be of particular importance for describing the rich temperature-field phase diagram of this material. The frequency-field diagram of magnetic excitations in the quasi-two dimensional S = 1/2 compound [Cu(C4H4N2)2(HF2)]PF6 in the AFM-ordered state is studied. The AFM gap is observed directly. Using high-field magnetization and ESR results, parameters of the effective spin-Hamiltonian (exchange interaction, anisotropy and g-factor) are obtained and compared with those estimated from thermodynamic properties of this compound.

Since the last few decades frustrated spin systems have attracted much interest. These studies are motivated by the rich variety of their unusual magnetic properties and potential applications. In this thesis, excitation spectra of the weakly coupled dimer system Ba3Cr2O8, the spin-1/2 chain material with distorted diamond structure Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (natural mineral azurite), and the quasi-twodimensional antiferromagnet with triangle spin structure Cs2CuBr4 have been studied by means of high-field electron spin resonance. Two pairs of gapped modes corresponding to transitions from a spin-singlet ground state to the first excited triplet state with zero-field energy gaps, of 19.1 and 27 K were observed in Ba3Cr2O8. The observation of ground-state excitations clearly indicates the presence of a non-secular term allowing these transitions. Our findings are of crucial importance for the interpretation of the field-induced transitions in this material (with critical fields Hc1 = 12.5 T and Hc2 = 23.6 T) in terms of the magnon Bose-Einstein condensation. The natural mineral azurite, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2, has been studied in magnetic fields up to 50 T, revealing several modes not observed previously. Based on the obtained data, all three critical fields were identified. A substantial zero-field energy gap, Δ = 9.6 K, has been observed in Cs2CuBr4 above the ordering temperature. It is argued that contrary to the case for the isostructural Cs2CuCl4, the size of the gap can not be explained solely by the uniform Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, but it is rather the result of the geometrical frustration stabilizing the spin-disordered state in Cs2CuBr4 in the close vicinity of the quantum phase transition between a spiral magnetically ordered state and a 2D quantum spin liquid.

Starke elektronische Korrelationen und die daraus resultierenden vielfältigen Phänomenen sind Gegenstand der modernen Festkörperphysik. Solche Korrelationen finden sich in den verschiedensten Systemen vom Isolator über die Halbleiter bis hin zu Metallen. In dieser Arbeit werden die durch Korrelationen hervorgerufenen Phänomene in zwei niederdimensionalen Übergangsmetalloxiden und zwei intermetallischen Verbindungen mithilfe der HF-ESR untersucht. Die Elektronenspin-Resonanz (ESR) nutzt als lokale Messmethode den Spin der Elektronen als Sonde, um die magnetischen Eigenschaften im Umfeld des Elektrons und die Wechselwirkungen (WW) mit anderen Elektronen zu erforschen. Mit stärker werdenden Elektron-Elektron (EE)-Korrelationen kommt es (unter anderem) zu einer Verbreiterung der Resonanz, sodass, um die Resonanz zu beobachten, höhere Frequenzen bzw. größere Felder als in kommerziellen ESR-Spektrometern erreichbar, nötig sind. Mit der in dieser Arbeit genutzten Hochfeld/Hochfrequenz-Elektronenspin-Resonanz (HF-ESR) mit einem frei durchstimmbaren Frequenzbereich von $\nu=\vu{20- 700}{GHz}$ kann speziellen Fragestellungen nachgegangen werden, bei denen die Anregungsenergien im Bereich von $h\nu$ liegen oder Resonanz-Effekte bei hohen Felder beobachtet werden sollen. CaCu$_2$O$_3$ zeigt die gleiche Kristallstruktur wie \chem{SrCu_2O_3}, einem Lehrbuchbeispiel für eine 2-beinige Spin\textfrac{1}{2}-Leiter mit einem nichtmagnetischen Grundzustand und einer großen Spinlücke zum ersten angeregten Zustand. \chem{CaCu_2O_3} zeigt dagegen überraschenderweise einen antiferromagnetischen (AFM) Grundzustand mit einer relativ hohen Übergangstemperatur. Um der Ursache der AFM-Ordnung auf den Grund zu gehen, wurde eine kombinierte Studie der Magnetisierung und der HF-ESR an einer Reihe von Zn-dotierten \chem{CaCu_2O_3} durchgeführt. Im Gegensatz zum Sr-Material sind die \chem{Cu_2O_3}-Leiter-Ebenen durch einen geringeren Sprossenwinkel leicht gewellt, desweiteren zeigt \chem{CaCu_2O_3} eine nichtstöchiometrische Zusammensetzung \chem{Ca_{1- x} Cu_{2+x}O_3}, mit einem Überschuss von Cu von $x\sim 0.16$ im nichtmagnetischen \chem{Cu^{1+}}-Zustand, welches auf Ca-Plätzen sitzt. Wir werden zeigen, dass (i) die Extra-Spins im undotierten Material \emph{nicht} in den Ketten sitzen, sondern auf regelmäßigen Zwischengitterpositionen. Sie rekrutieren sich aus dem überschüssigen \chem{Cu^{1+}}, dessen Position in der Nähe einer O-Fehlstelle instabil wird, sich verschiebt und den Zustand in ein magnetischen \chem{Cu^{2+}} ändert, (ii) dass durch die Position der Extra-Spins eine Kopplung übernächster Spin-Leitern zustande kommt, welche die Frustration der Spin-Leitern aufhebt und einen AFM-Grundzustand mit solch hoher Übergangstemperatur erlaubt und (iii) dass diese Position der Extra-Spins die zusätzliche schwache kommensurable Spinstruktur erklären kann, die im AFM- Zustand neben der inkommensurablen Spinstruktur der Leiter-Spins beobachtet wurde. Das einfach geschichtete Manganat \textbf{LaSrMnO$_4$} ist ein zweidimensionaler Vertreter der Übergangsmetalloxide. In diesem Material gibt es starke Korrelationen zwischen dem orbitalen und dem magnetischen Freiheitsgrad, sodass die AFM-Ordnung unterhalb von $T_N\sim\vu{125}{K}$ mit einer ferro-orbitalen Ordnung der \chem{Mn^{3+}} $3d$-Orbitale einhergeht. Mithilfe der HF-ESR konnte die temperaturabhängige Mischung der $3d$-Orbitale direkt bestimmt und damit die Theorie der ferro-orbitalen Ordnung quantitativ bestätigt werden. Im AFM geordneten Zustand, unterhalb von $T_\text{stat}\sim\vu{40}{K}<T_N$ wurde eine starke feldabhängige Reduktion der Mikrowellen-Transmission beobachtet, deren Frequenzabhängigkeit ein direkter Hinweis auf ferromagnetische (FM) Polaronen ist, die durch die WW von zusätzlichen Ladungsträgern mit den AFM-geordneten Grundspins entstehen. GdNi$_2$B$_2$C Die intermetallische Verbindungen der Nickelborkarbide $R\chem{Ni_2B_2C}$ ($R$ - Seltene Erdmetalle) zogen seit der Entdeckung von Supraleitung in einigen dieser Verbindungen große Aufmerksamkeit auf sich. Sie zeigen hochkomplexe magnetische Phasendiagramme mit einem Wechselspiel zwischen Supraleitung und der damit konkurrierenden AFM-Ordnung mit unterschiedlichsten Spinstrukturen. Ein Grund für diese Komplexität ist die starke magnetische Anisotropie, die durch die Aufspaltung des $J$-Multipletts der $f$-Orbitale der $R$ im Kristallfeld hervorgerufen wird. Das nicht supraleitende \chem{GdNi_2B_2C} erhielt als Modell-System viel Aufmerksamkeit, da \chem{Gd^{3+}} mit einer halbgefüllten $4f$-Schale keine magnetische Anisotropie zeigen sollte. Die vorgestellte ESR-Studie an \chem{GdNi_2B_2C} wird jedoch zeigen, dass dieser vermeintlich reine Spinmagnet eine ungewöhnlich starke magnetische Anisotropie besitzt, die sich auf die hochkomplexe Bandstruktur zurückführen lässt. Das Einbeziehen dieser Resultate in die Modellierung des Systems wird helfen, die Abweichungen zwischen Modell und Realität zu erklären. YbRh$_2$Si$_2$ In diesem schwere-Fermionen-System, indem die magnetischen Yb ($4f$) ein regelmäßiges Kondo-Gitter aufbauen, konkurrieren die EE-WW und die Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida-(RKKY)-WW miteinander, sodass in diesem Material durch die Veränderung eines angelegten Magnetfelds $B$ und der Temperatur $T$ der Zustand von einer AFM-Ordnung, zu einem (paramagnetischen) Schweres-Fermion- (LFL) bzw. Nicht-LFL-Verhalten (NFL) eingestellt werden kann. Unterhalb der Kondo-Temperatur führt eine starke Hybridisierung von $4f$-Elektronen mit Leitungselektronen zu einer deutlichen Verbreiterung der ansonsten atomar-scharfen $4f$-Zustände, sodass die Entwicklung einer schmalen Elektronen-Spin-Resonanz im Kondo-Zustand von \chem{YbRh_2Si_2} sehr überraschend war. Da die bisher veröffentlichten ESR-Messungen vollständig im NFL-Bereich lagen, werden in dieser Arbeit HF-ESR-Daten vorgestellt, die einen tieferen Einblick in die Physik dieser Resonanz erlauben, da sie einen $B-T$-Bereich abdecken, in dem ein Übergang zum LFL-Bereich stattfindet. Die gemessenen $B$- und $T$-Abhängigkeiten der ESR-Parameter im NFL- und im LFL-Bereich weisen darauf hin, dass das Resonanz-Phänomen in \chem{YbRh_2Si_2} als Resonanz schwerer Fermionen betrachtet werden muss. / Strong electronic correlation and the resultant phenomena are object of interest in the modern solid state physics. Such correlation can be found in totally different systems from insulators and semiconductors to metals. This thesis presents HF-ESR studies of such phenomena in two low dimensional transition metal oxides and two intermetallic compounds. In ESR the electron spin is used as a local probe to measure the interaction between electrons and the magnetic properties nearby. With increasing electron-electron (EE) interaction the resonance becomes broader, so higher frequencies and higher magnetic fields as usual in commercial available ESR devices are needed to study strong EE interactions. With the used HF-ESR device with a frequency range $\nu=\vu{20-700}{GHz}$ special questions can be investigated where the excitation energies are in the order of $h\nu$ or the resonance effects in high magnetic fields can be explored. \textbf{CaCu$_2$O$_3$} have the same crystal structure as \chem{SrCu_2O_3}, a textbook example for a 2-leg spin-\textfrac{1}{2}-ladder with a nonmagnetic groundstate and a spin gap separating the excited state. Surprisingly \chem{CaCu_2O_3} shows an antiferromagnetic (afm) ground state with a relatively high transition temperature. To get a deeper insight in the unexpected afm ordering a combined magnetization and HF-ESR study was performed on a set of Zn-doped \chem{CaCu_2O_3} samples. Contrary to the Sr-compound in \chem{CaCu_2O_3} the \chem{Cu_2O_3}-ladder-layers are buckled due to a reduced rung angle. Furthermore it is a nonstoichiometric compound \chem{Ca_{1- x} Cu_{2+x}O_{3- \delta}}, with an excess of Cu in the order of $x\sim 0.16$ which is in the nonmagnetic \chem{Cu^{1+}}-state, sitting close to Ca-sites and a deficiency of oxygen $\delta\sim 0.07$. With this study one can show that (i) in the undoped compound the extra-spins, responsible for the magnetic Curie-Weiss-behavior, do not sit in the chains, they are sitting on low-symmetry interstitial sites. They recruit themselves from excess \chem{Cu^{1+}}, where the position becomes unstable close to a O-vacancy so they shift to a interstitial site and become \chem{Cu^{2+}}, (ii) the interstitial site of the extra-spins couple n.n. ladders inside a layer with a direct afm exchange path which lifts the frustration of the spin-ladders so that a afm order with such a high ordering temperature can happen and (iii) the regular interstitial site of the extra-spins explains the weak commensurate spin structure additionally found to the incommensurate spin structure of the ladder-spins in the afm ordered state The single layered manganate \textbf{LaSrMnO$_4$} is a two dimensional member of the transition metal oxides. In this compound a strong correlation between the orbital and magnetic degree of freedom can be found, so that the afm ordering below $T_N\sim\vu{125}{K}$ comes along with a ferro-orbital ordering of the \chem{Mn^{3+}} $3d$-Orbitals. With HF-ESR we have measured the temperature dependent mixing of the $3d$-orbitals and proved quantitatively the theory of ferro-orbital ordering. In the afm ordered state below $T_\text{stat}\sim\vu{40}{K}<T_N$ a strong field dependent decrease of the microwave transmission was observed. The frequency dependence of this phenomena could be explained by ferromagnetic polarons resulting from the interaction of additional charge carriers with the afm ordered spins. \textbf{GdNi$_2$B$_2$C} The intermetallic borocarbides $R\chem{Ni_2B_2C}$ ($R$ - rare earth metal) attract much attention due to the mutual interaction of superconductivity and afm ordering with complex phase diagrams. One reason for this complexity is the strong magnetic anisotropy coming from the splitting of the $J$-multiplets of the $R$'s $f$-orbitals in the crystal field. The nonsuperconducting \chem{GdNi_2B_2C} was widely explored because \chem{Gd^{3+}} with a half filled $4f$-shell should show no anisotropic behavior. The HF-ESR study on this system showed, that the assumed pure spin magnet have a uncommonly strong anisotropy which could be ascribed to a highly complex band structure. Involving this new information will help to adjust the model to the reality. YbRh$_2$Si$_2$ In this heavy fermion system where the magnetic Yb ($4f$) built up a regular Kondo-lattice here is a competition between electron-electron- and the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida-(RKKY) interaction. Thats why in this compound a afm ordered state, a (paramagnetic) heavy fermion (LFL) and a non-Fermi-liquid behavior can be established by changing the magnetic field $B$ and/or the temperature $T$. Below the Kondo-temperature $T^*$ a strong hybridization between the conduction electrons and the $4f$-electrons leads to a strong broadening of the otherwise atomic sharp $4f$-states. Thats why the observation of a small electron spin resonance below $T^*$ was very surprising. Because the yet published ESR-measurements are fully in the NFL-state, we performed HF-ESR measurements to study a $B-T$ area where a NFL-LFL crossover appears to get a deeper inside of the physics behind this resonance. The behavior of the measured $T$- and $B$-dependences indicate that this resonance phenomena in \chem{YbRh_2Si_2} is a resonance of heavy fermions.

Part I - Level crossings and other level functionals.<br />Part II - Some contributions in statistics of extremes and in statistical mechanics.