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Bogomolnyi-type bounds in unconventional superconductors without external magnetic fields

Condensed Matter 2009-10-28 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Following Bogomolnyi's classical treatment of vortices, we develop a method for finding rigorous lower bounds to the Landau-Ginzburg free energy describing unconventional superconductors in the absence of external magnetic fields. This allows a more precise description of the magnetic instabilities previously considered in these systems. In particular, we derive new sufficient conditions for the stability of both the homogeneous and inhomogeneous equilibrium states.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9604119,
  title  = {Bogomolnyi-type bounds in unconventional superconductors without external magnetic fields},
  author = {Ana Achucarro and Juan L. Manes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9604119},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

9 pages, Revtex, no figures, submitted to Solid State Communications