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Unified theory of spin and charge in a ferromagnet
1William H Miller III Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Quantum Matter, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States of America.
Abstract:
We derive a unified theory of spin and charge degrees of freedom in a ferromagnet. The spin-transfer torque and spin electromotive force are examined from the coarse-grained perspective of collective coordinates. The resulting equations of motion reflect a balance of conservative, gyroscopic (Berry-phase), and dissipative forces. We then expand the space of collective coordinates by adding the electric charge. The adiabatic spin-transfer torque and spin electromotive force (emf) turn out to be a gyroscopic force; their nonadiabatic counterparts are a dissipative force.
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