Nonequilibrium interacting electrons in a ferromagnet

Abstract

Dynamics of the magnetization in ferromagnets is examined in the presence of transport electrons allowing the latter to interact. It is found that the existence of inhomogeneities such as domain wall (DW) structures, leads to changes that affect the dynamical structure of the equations of motion for the magnetization. Only in the limit of uniform magnetizations or sufficiently wide DW's, the equations of motion maintain the form they have in the noninteracting case. In this limit, results like the spin torques, the Gilbert parameter, and the DW velocities become renormalized. However the length scale that defines such a limit depends on the strength of the interaction. It is shown that if large ferromagnetic fluctuations exist in the metallic band then the range for which conformity with the noninteracting case holds extends to the limit of arbitrarily narrow DW's.

4 pages, no figures, revised version, accepted for publication in the PRB's Rapid Communication section

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