Homotopy classification of minimizers of the Ginzburg-Landau energy and the existence of permanent currents (Q1924091)
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Homotopy classification of minimizers of the Ginzburg-Landau energy and the existence of permanent currents (English)
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14 October 1996
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Superconductors are materials whose resistivity is effectively zero. The authors use the Ginzburg-Landau theory to model the superconductor and find a connection between the formation of permanent currents and the topology of the superconducting sample.
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superconductors
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fluxoid
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Ginzburg-Landau theory
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