Large scale micromagnetic calculations for finite and infinite 3D ferromagnetic systems using FFT

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 105, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 169-186

  Ferré, Ricardo ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

FFT; Magnetic domains; Micromagnetism; Nanomagnets; Nucleation fields; Stray field

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

MAGNETIZATION JUMPS; MICROMAGNETISM; NANOMAGNETS; NUCLEATION FIELDS; STRAY FIELD;

FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS;

EID: 0031250364     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0010-4655(97)00072-6     Document Type: Article

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