Three dimensional vortex approximation construction and \({\epsilon}\)-level estimates for the Ginzburg-Landau functional (Q1710979)

This paper deals with the study of a mathematical model described by the Ginzburg-Landau energy functional. The author is concerned with the three-dimensional vortex approximation construction, which provides an approximation of vortex filaments coupled to a lower bound for the energy, optimal to leading order, analogous to the two-dimensional ones. In such a way, the construction provided in the present paper gives an approximation of vortex lines coupled to a lower bound for the energy. This allows for a new approach to analyzing the behavior of global minimizers for the Ginzburg-Landau energy below and near the first critical field in the three-dimensional case.