Properties of Phase transitions of a Higher Order
Superconductivity
2016-08-31 v1
Abstract
The following is a thermodynamic analysis of a III order (and some aspects of a IV order) phase transition. Such a transition can occur in a superconductor if the normal state is a diamagnet. The equation for a phase boundary in an H-T (H is the magnetic field, T, the temperature) plane is derived. by considering two possible forms of the gradient energy, it is possible to construct a field theory which describes a III or a IV order transition and permits a study of thermal fluctuations and inhomogeneous order parameters.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9611047,
title = {Properties of Phase transitions of a Higher Order},
author = {Pradeep Kumar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9611047},
year = {2016}
}
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13 pages, revtex, no figures