Inhomogeneous states and the mechanism of magnetization reversal of a chain of classical dipoles

The inhomogeneous states (solitons) in a single chain of classical dipoles are studied numerically and analytically. An analytical solution to the problem is based on the long-wave approximation for dipole sums which holds for high magnetic fields perpendicular to the dipole chain. The analytical and numerical solutions are in reasonable agreement. The magnetization reversal is investigated by numerical simulation based on the Landau-Lifshitz stochastic equations. It is demonstrated that the magnetization reversal of a dipole chain at a finite temperature has a thermal activation nature and occurs through the formation of a stable phase nucleus (a soliton at the edge of the chain) and its growth (the motion of the soliton along the chain).