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    Spin relaxation torque in metallic ferromagnets

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    Spin relaxation torque T{\cal T} in uniform metallic ferromagnets with the spin-orbit interaction arising from random impurities is calculated microscopically. T{\cal T} is shown to be written by spatial derivatives of the electric field, but is not always given as a divergence of a torque dipole density. The result is due to the fast dissipation of the orbital angular momentum, and thus a conserving spin current cannot be defined. It is discussed that the β\beta term in the spin transfer torque can also be asymmetric
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