Magnetic walls in the anisotropicXY-spin system in an oscillating magnetic field

Abstract

Wall structures associated with dynamic phase transitions in the anisotropic XY -spin system in a temporally oscillating magnetic field h cos (Omegat) in a one-dimensional system are analyzed by using the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau model. It is numerically confirmed that there exist two types of magnetic walls, i.e., the Néel and Bloch walls, and is found that the transition between the two walls can occur for changing h or Omega . The phase diagram for the stable regions of each wall is obtained by both numerical and analytical methods. Furthermore, the critical behavior of the modulus of the Bloch wall around the Néel-Bloch transition point is studied, and it is found that the transition can be either continuous or discontinuous with respect to h, depending on Omega .