  We give a survey on some recent results concerning the Landau-Lifshitz
equation, a fundamental nonlinear PDE with a strong geometric content,
describing the dynamics of the magnetization in ferromagnetic materials. We
revisit the Cauchy problem for the anisotropic Landau-Lifshitz equation,
without dissipation, for smooth solutions, and also in the energy space in
dimension one. We also examine two approximations of the Landau-Lifshitz
equation given by of the Sine-Gordon equation and cubic Schr\"odinger
equations, arising in certain singular limits of strong easy-plane and
easy-axis anisotropy, respectively.
  Concerning localized solutions, we review the orbital and asymptotic
stability problems for a sum of solitons in dimension one, exploiting the
variational nature of the solitons in the hydrodynamical framework.
  Finally, we survey results concerning the existence, uniqueness and stability
of self-similar solutions (expanders and shrinkers) for the isotropic
Landau-Lifshitz equation with Gilbert term. Since expanders are associated with
a singular initial condition with a jump discontinuity, we also review their
well-posedness in spaces linked to the BMO space.
