http://arxiv.org/pdf/1212.5465v2.pdf
I think what you are looking for is a half soliton or a plasmoid. Both form a majorana spinner type quasiparticle where rotating spin is converted to linear momentum. On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 11:19 PM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > That is true Robin. Off center linear momentum could also be thought of > as momentum at right angles to normal momentum in an orthogonal > relationship. This is somewhat like cosine and sine waves which do not > interact with each other. > > So far I have not been able to realize a method of converting angular > momentum into linear momentum or vice versa. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mixent <[email protected]> > To: vortex-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, Aug 16, 2014 6:20 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]:A good analogy for nanomagnetism > > In reply to David Roberson's message of Sat, 9 Aug 2014 12:40:38 -0400 > (EDT): > Hi, > [snip] > >I guess that spin energy is strongly associated with angular momentum while > thermal energy tends to be considered associated with linear momentum. > > "Off centre" linear momentum is angular momentum. > > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > >

