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Field-free ringing of nanomagnets

That the magnetic orientation of ferromagnets can be changed using magnetic fields has been known for centuries. But the exploration of magnetization control without any additional magnetic field has only just begun.

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Silva, T. Field-free ringing of nanomagnets. Nature Phys 3, 447–448 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys649

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