On the dynamics of deformable ferromagnets. I: Global weak solutions for soft ferromagnets at rest (Q2569716)

In this work the authors study the dynamics of deformable soft ferromagnets. After giving the preliminary information about the ferromagnetic materials, they present a general theory of ferromagnetic bodies, undergoing arbitrarily large deformation. Then, they derive the governing balance equations of a soft ferromagnetic material, which is magnetized but mechanically at rest. It is pointed out that their governing equations are identical to the dynamical version of the harmonic--map equations usually referred to in the mathematical literature as the Gilbert form of the Landau-Lifshitz equation. The paper is well-written and may find several readers working in the area of magnetized materials.