Potential for computation in micromagnetics via topological conservation laws

被引:13
作者
Kotiuga, PR [1 ]
Toffoli, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Boston Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Boston, MA 02215 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
micromagnetics; emergent computation; conservative logic; topological invariants;
D O I
10.1016/S0167-2789(98)00050-5
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
Micromagnetics supports emergent discrete structures, an emergent dynamics, and emergent conservation laws; here we discuss these features in view of their potential to be harnessed for computational purposes. More generally, we use micromagnetics as a concrete setting for discussing how fine-grained, massively parallel computation might be achieved in a homogeneously fabricated and homogeneously driven medium. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:139 / 161
页数:23
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