Quantum Dynamics of Skyrmions in Chiral Magnets

We study the quantum propagation of a Skyrmion in chiral magnetic insulators by generalizing the micromagnetic equations of motion to a finite-temperature path integral formalism, using field theoretic tools. Promoting the center of the Skyrmion to a dynamic quantity, the fluctuations around the Sky...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christina Psaroudaki, Silas Hoffman, Jelena Klinovaja, Daniel Loss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2017-11-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.7.041045