Virtual Micromagnetics: A Framework for Accessible and Reproducible Micromagnetic Simulation

Authors

  • Mark Vousden Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6552-5831
  • Marc-Antonio Bisotti Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton
  • Maximilian Albert Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton
  • Hans Fangohr Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.141

Keywords:

Micromagnetics, Numerical Simulation, Virtual Machines, OOMMF, Continuous Integration

Abstract

Computational micromagnetics requires numerical solution of partial differential equations to resolve complex interactions in magnetic nanomaterials. The Virtual Micromagnetics project described here provides virtual machine simulation environments to run open-source micromagnetic simulation packages [1]. These environments allow easy access to simulation packages that are often difficult to compile and install, and enable simulations and their data to be shared and stored in a single virtual hard disk file, which encourages reproducible research. Virtual Micromagnetics can be extended to automate the installation of micromagnetic simulation packages on non-virtual machines, and to support closed-source and new open-source simulation packages, including packages from disciplines other than micromagnetics, encouraging reuse. Virtual Micromagnetics is stored in a public GitHub repository under a three-clause Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) license.

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Published

2016-10-31

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Software Metapapers