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Crossovers between superconducting symmetry classes

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2012-10-11 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Superconductivity Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We study the average density of states in a small metallic grain coupled to two superconductors with the phase difference π\pi, in a magnetic field. The spectrum of the low-energy excitations in the grain is described by the random matrix theory whose symmetry depends on the magnetic field strength and coupling to the superconductors. In the limiting cases, a pure superconducting symmetry class is realized. For intermediate magnetic fields or couplings to the superconductors, the system experiences a crossover between different symmetry classes. With the help of the supersymmetric sigma-model we derive the exact expressions for the average density of states in the crossovers between the symmetry classes A-C and CI-C.

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@article{arxiv.1106.3863,
  title  = {Crossovers between superconducting symmetry classes},
  author = {V. A. Koziy and M. A. Skvortsov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.3863},
  year   = {2012}
}

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6 pages

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