The design and verification of MuMax3

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作者
Vansteenkiste, Arne [1 ]
Leliaert, Jonathan [1 ]
Dvornik, Mykola [1 ]
Helsen, Mathias [1 ]
Garcia-Sanchez, Felipe [2 ,3 ]
Van Waeyenberge, Bartel [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ghent, Dept Solid State Sci, DyNaMat LAB, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
[2] Univ Paris 11, Inst Elect Fondamentale, F-91405 Orsay, France
[3] CNRS, UMR 8622, F-91405 Orsay, France
关键词
PROBLEM NO. 2; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.1063/1.4899186
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
We report on the design, verification and performance of MUMAX3, an open-source GPU-accelerated micromagnetic simulation program. This software solves the time-and space dependent magnetization evolution in nano-to micro scale magnets using a finite-difference discretization. Its high performance and low memory requirements allow for large-scale simulations to be performed in limited time and on inexpensive hardware. We verified each part of the software by comparing results to analytical values where available and to micromagnetic standard problems. MUMAX3 also offers specific extensions like MFM image generation, moving simulation window, edge charge removal and material grains. (C) 2014 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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