2007/06/12 by Neil Smith, Smith, Neil
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications #Magnetic properties of thin films #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other) #cond-mat.other
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0706.1736
4 pages, no figures. Not presently intended for journal publication
arxiv created 2007/06/12 · openalex publication_date 2007/06/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A recent article by Stiles et al. (cond-mat/0702020) argued in favor of the Landau-Lifshitz damping term in the micromagnetic equations of motion over that of the more commonly accepted Gilbert damping form. Much of their argument revolved around spin-torque driven domain wall motion in narrow magnetic wires, since the presence of spin-torques can more acutely draw a distinction between the two forms of damping. In this article, the author uses simple arguments and examples to offer an alternative point of view favoring Gilbert.