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Updated DMI eqs in doc
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@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ For bulk materials :math:`\vec{D}_{ij} = D \vec{r}_{ij}` and for interfacial DMI
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In the continuum limit the bulk DMI energy is written as
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.. math::
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E_{dmi} = \int_\Omega D_a \vec{m} \cdot (\nabla \times \vec{m}) dx
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E_{\text{DMI}} = \int_\Omega D_a \vec{m} \cdot (\nabla \times \vec{m}) dx
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where :math:`D_a = -D/a^2` and the effective field is
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For the interfacial case, the effective field becomes,
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\vec{H}=\frac{2 D}{M_s a^2} (\vec{e}_x \times \frac{\partial \vec{m}}{\partial y} - \vec{e}_y \times \frac{\partial \vec{m}}{\partial x} )
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\vec{H}=\frac{2 D}{M_s a^2} (\hat{x} \times \frac{\partial \vec{m}}{\partial y} - \hat{y} \times \frac{\partial \vec{m}}{\partial x} )
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Compared with the effective field [PRB 88 184422]
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\vec{H}=\frac{2 D_a}{\mu_0 M_s} ((\nabla \cdot \vec{m}) \vec{e}_z - \nabla m_z)
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\vec{H}=\frac{2 D_a}{\mu_0 M_s} ((\nabla \cdot \vec{m}) \hat{z} - \nabla m_z)
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where :math:`D_a = D/a^2`. Notice that there is no negative sign for the interfacial case.
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In the micromagnetic code, it is also implemented DMI for materials with
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:math:`D_{2d}` symmetry. The energy of this interaction reads
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.. math::
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E_{\text{DMI}} = D_a \vec{m} \cdot \left(
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\frac{\partial \vec{m}}{\partial x} \times \hat{x}
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- \frac{\partial \vec{m}}{\partial y} \times \hat{y}
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\right)
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where :math:`D_a` is the DMI constant.
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.. Similar to the exchange case, the effective field in the continuum case
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.. can be computed by the same codes with

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