Inertial dynamics and equilibrium correlation functions of magnetization at short times

Abstract: The method of moments is developed and employed to analyze the equilibrium correlation functions of the magnetization of ferromagnetic nanoparticles in the case of inertial magnetization dynamics. The method is based on the Taylor series expansion of the correlation functions and the estimation of the expansion coefficients. This method significantly reduces the complexity of analysis of equilibrium correlation functions. Analytical expressions are derived for the first three coefficients for the longitudinal and transverse correlation functions for the uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy of ferromagnetic nanoparticles with a longitudinal magnetic field. The limiting cases of very strong and negligibly weak external longitudinal fields are considered. The Gordon sum rule for inertial magnetization dynamics is discussed. In addition, we show that finite analytic series can be used as a simple and satisfactory approximation for the numerical calculation of correlation functions at short times.