ISSN:
1434-6036
Keywords:
PACS. 74.60.Ec Mixed state, critical fields, and surface sheath – 74.25.Dw Superconductivity phase diagrams – 74.20.De Phenomenological theories (two-fluid, Ginzburg-Landau, etc.)
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: An approach to the Ginzburg-Landau problem of superconducting polygons is developed, based on the exact fulfillment of superconducting boundary conditions along the boundary of the sample. To this end an analytical gauge transformation for the vector potential A is found which gives A n = 0 for the normal component along the boundary line of an arbitrary regular polygon. The use of the new gauge reduces the Ginzburg-Landau problem of superconducting polygons in external magnetic fields to an eigenvalue problem in a basis set of functions obeying Neumann boundary conditions. The advantages of this approach, especially for low magnetic fields, are illustrated and novel vortex patterns are obtained which can be probed experimentally.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2002-00164-3
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