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The statistical weight W as a function of energy E for quasielectrons with mass m* subject to a fixed magnetic field B is , where A is the sample area, and ω_c ≡ eB/m* the cyclotron frequency. Significantly, there is no Landau term proportional to B² in 2D. This leads to the conclusion that the 2D electron system is always paramagnetic, but shows a magnetic oscillation.

The statistical weight W as a function of energy E for quasielectrons with mass m* subject to a fixed magnetic field B is , where A is the sample area, and ω_c = eB/m^* the cyclotron frequency. Significantly, there is no Landau term proportional to B² in 2D. This leads to the conclusion that the 2D electron system is always paramagnetic, but shows a magnetic oscillation.