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A non-linear minimization calculation of the renormalized frequency $\tilde{\omega}$ in dirty d-wave superconductors

Superconductivity 2021-05-17 v2

Abstract

This work performs a comparative numerical study of the impurity average self-frequency ω~\tilde{\omega} in an unconventional superconducting alloy with non-magnetic impurities. Two methods are used: the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm as a non-linear minimization problem, and a fixed-point iteration procedure. The unconventional superconducting renormalized by impurities \bw is a self-consistent complex non-linear equation with two varying parameters: the impurity concentration Γ+\Gamma^+ and the strength of the impurities c, for which its numerical solution is a computational challenge. Throughout this study ω~\tilde{\omega} is the renormalized frequency, \bg represents the inverse of the residual average lifetime τ\tau at zero frequency, and N/N0N/N_0 is the normalized superconducting density of states (DOS). This study uses an order parameter that corresponds to the high-temperature superconducting ceramics (HTS) with a well-established gap symmetry. The results reveal the computational efficiency of the non-linear minimization technique by improving the calculations of the ω~\tilde{\omega} computation when using a 2D parameter space (Γ+\Gamma^+, c), particularly in the unitary regime, where the imaginary part of ω~\tilde{\omega} is a complicated expression of those parameters; this allows to enhance the study of the universal behavior of this particular quantum mechanical state.

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@article{arxiv.1812.08165,
  title  = {A non-linear minimization calculation of the renormalized frequency $\tilde{\omega}$ in dirty d-wave superconductors},
  author = {P. Contreras and Juan Moreno},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.08165},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

15 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, several typos added to this version