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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Dynamics of a flexible ferromagnetic filament in a rotating magnetic field.

Andrejs CēbersR. LivanovičsL. Goyeau

subject

PhysicsRotating magnetic fieldCondensed matter physicsField (physics)Equations of motionAngular velocity02 engineering and technology021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology01 natural sciences010305 fluids & plasmasMagnetic fieldQuantitative Biology::Subcellular ProcessesProtein filamentFerromagnetism0103 physical sciences0210 nano-technologyMagnetic dipole

description

Flexible magnetic filaments have garnered considerable attention as prospective materials for the creation of different microdevices. We describe a theoretical model of a ferromagnetic filament and derive its equations of motion by variational techniques. The numerical algorithm used to solve the filament dynamics in magnetic fields of different configurations is described. It is found that in a rotating field the filament transitions between synchronous and asynchronous regimes with respect to the rotating field, similarly to a rigid magnetic dipole. The mean angular velocity of the filament is well described by a relation valid for a rigid magnetic dipole with quantitative differences attributable to the flexibility of the filament.

10.1103/physreve.96.062612https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29347291