Comparison of Finite-Difference and Finite-Element Schemes for Magnetization Processes in 3-D Particles

This paper compares two numerical schemes for the simulation of magnetization dynamics in 3-D particles. The first one is based on the finite-difference computation of the Landau-Lifshitz equation and on the magnetostatic field evaluation by fast Fourier transforms. The second one handles the spatial discretization of the effective field expression by a nodal finite-element method and solves the Poisson equation with a finite-element/boundary-element technique. The convergence of the methods is studied by varying the time and space discretization.