Lagrangian formulation of the linear autonomous magnetization dynamics in spin-torque auto-oscillators

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volumn 217, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 8204-8215

  Consolo, G ^a   Gubbiotti, G ^b,c   Giovannini, L ^a   Zivieri, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b IOM CNR LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auto oscillators; Autonomous dynamics; Complex generalized non Hermitian Eigenproblem; Lagrange equations; Landau Lifshitz Gilbert equation; Micromagnetics; Rayleigh dissipation function; Spin transfer torque

Indexed keywords

AUTO-OSCILLATORS; AUTONOMOUS DYNAMICS; EIGENPROBLEM; LAGRANGE EQUATIONS; LANDAU-LIFSHITZ-GILBERT EQUATION; MICROMAGNETICS; RAYLEIGH; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MAGNETIZATION;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 79956104147     PISSN: 00963003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2011.02.043     Document Type: Article

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