Magnetic properties of the two-dimensional t-t'-U model are investigat
ed by studying the static spin magnetic susceptibility as a function o
f momentum for various temperatures. The calculations are performed by
means of the composite operator method in the static approximation. B
y increasing the value of the t' parameter, the magnetic scattering in
the reciprocal space evolves to an isotropic structure. It is shown t
hat the results are in qualitative agreement with the experimental sit
uation observed in LSCO and YBCO compounds. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science
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