Two different approaches to hysteresis modeling are compared using a common
ground based on energy relations, defined in terms of dissipated and store
d energy. Using the Preisach model and assuming that magnetization is mainl
y due to domain-wall motion, one can derive the expression of magnetization
along a major loop typical of the Jiles-Atherton model and then extend its
validity to cases where mean-field effects and reversible contributions ar
e present. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-8979(98)39311-1].