Melting of Flux Lines in an Alternating Parallel Current
Abstract
We use a Langevin equation to examine the dynamics and fluctuations of a flux line (FL) in the presence of an {\it alternating longitudinal current} . The magnus and dissipative forces are equated to those resulting from line tension, confinement in a harmonic cage by neighboring FLs, parallel current, and noise. The resulting mean-square FL fluctuations are calculated {\it exactly}, and a Lindemann criterion is then used to obtain a nonequilibrium `phase diagram' as a function of the magnitude and frequency of . For zero frequency, the melting temperature of the mixed phase (a lattice, or the putative "Bose" or "Bragg Glass") vanishes at a limiting current. However, for any finite frequency, there is a non-zero melting temperature.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9808141,
title = {Melting of Flux Lines in an Alternating Parallel Current},
author = {Mohammad Kohandel and Mehran Kardar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9808141},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, 1 figure