Spontaneously spin-polarized states of Na-12 and Na-16 are investigate
d using a spin-density-functional description of the valence electrons
and local pseudopotentials for their coupling to the ionic cores. We
find that both systems have low-lying polarized isomers. An anomalous
temperature dependence of the magnetic response in terms of a magnetic
susceptibility rising with temperature is the practical consequence o
f this spin isomerism. [S0163-1829(97)06141-9].