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Phys. Rev. B 79, 104410 (2009) [7 pages]

Dynamics of the Einstein–de Haas effect: Application to a magnetic cantilever

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Reem Jaafar, E. M. Chudnovsky, and D. A. Garanin
Department of Physics, Lehman College, City University of New York, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, New York 10468-1589, USA

Received 17 November 2008; revised 26 January 2009; published 11 March 2009

The local time-dependent theory of Einstein–de Haas effect is developed. We begin with microscopic interactions and derive dynamical equations that couple elastic deformations with internal twists due to spins. The theory is applied to the description of the motion of a magnetic cantilever caused by the oscillation of the domain wall. Theoretical results are compared with a recent experiment on the Einstein–de Haas effect in a microcantilever.

© 2009 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.79.104410
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.79.104410
PACS:
75.80.+q, 72.55.+s, 07.55.Jg