An efficient geometric integrator for thermostatted anti-/ferromagnetic models

BIT Numerical Mathematics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 403-424

  Arponen, T ^a   Leimkuhler, B ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

constant temperature; domain walls; geometric integrator; Gilbert damping; Heisenberg ferromagnet; Landau Lifschitz equation; micromagnetics; reversible method; spin dynamics; thermostats

Indexed keywords

EID: 8344251720     PISSN: 00063835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BITN.0000046812.08252.34     Document Type: Article

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