Monte Carlo simulation of magnetization switching in a Heisenberg model for small ferromagnetic particles

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 121, Issue , 1999, Pages 334-337

  Hinzke, D ^a   Nowak, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEATION;

HEISENBERG MODEL;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0033185095     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4655(99)00348-3     Document Type: Article

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