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Dissipative dynamics of magnetic solitons in metals

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2010-02-14 v2

Abstract

Soliton dynamics in spin-textured metals generate electrical currents, which produce backaction through spin torques. We modify the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation and the corresponding solitonic equations of motion to include such higher-order texture effects. We also find a quasistatic equation for the induced electrochemical potential, which needs to be solved for self-consistently, in the incompressible limit. As an example, we consider the orbital motion of a vortex in a point-contact spin valve, and discuss modifications of orbit radius, frequency, and dissipation power.

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@article{arxiv.0910.5912,
  title  = {Dissipative dynamics of magnetic solitons in metals},
  author = {Clement H. Wong and Yaroslav Tserkovnyak},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.5912},
  year   = {2010}
}

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