Generalization of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation by multi-body contributions to Gilbert damping for non-collinear magnets

We propose a systematic and sequential expansion of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation utilizing the dependence of the Gilbert damping tensor on the angle between magnetic moments, which arises from multi-body scattering processes. The tensor consists of a damping-like term and a correction to the gyromagnetic ratio. Based on electronic structure theory, both terms are shown to depend on e.g. the scalar, anisotropic, vector-chiral and scalar-chiral products of magnetic moments:e_i⋅e_j, (n_ij⋅e_i)(n_ij⋅e_j),n_ij⋅ (e_i×e_j),(ei⋅ej)2,e_i⋅ (e_j×e_k) …, where some terms are subjected to the spin-orbit fieldn_ijin first and second order. We explore the magnitude of the different contributions using both the Alexander-Anderson model and time-dependent density functional theory in magnetic adatoms and dimers deposited on Au(111) surface.