Generalized stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation for yttrium-iron garnet films

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Abstract

We derive a generalization of the well-known stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation starting from a microscopic Heisenberg model coupled to the lattice degrees of freedom. By integrating out the phonons we obtain a non-Markovian, stochastic equation of motion for the spin degrees of freedom satisfying a Fluctuation-Dissipation theorem. We apply our theory to study the parametric pumping and thermalization of spin excitations in thin yttrium-iron garnet films.

Authors

  • Andreas R\"{u}ckriegel

    • Institut f\"{u}r Theoretische Physik, Universit\"{a}t Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue Strasse 1, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
  • Peter Kopietz

    • Institut f\"{u}r Theoretische Physik, Universit\"{a}t Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue Strasse 1, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany