Bulk magnetization (M
o
)
Now consider a real sample containing numerous nuclear spins:
M
o
%
(
N
a
- N
b
)
m
=
m
x
i
+ m
y
j
+m
z
k
M
o
B
o
B
o
Since
m
is precessing in the xy-plane,
M
o
=
∑
m
z
k –
m
-
z
k
m
is
quantized
(
a
or
b
),
M
o
has a
continuous
number of states, bulk property.