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Topological Objects in Two-gap Superconductor:I

Other Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We discuss topological objects, in particular the non-Abrikosov vortex and the magnetic knot made of the twisted non-Abrikosov vortex, in two-gap superconductor. We show that there are two types of non-Abrikosov vortex in Ginzburg-Landau theory of two-gap superconductor, the D-type which has no concentration of the condensate at the core and the N-type which has a non-trivial profile of the condensate at the core, under a wide class of realistic interaction potential. Furthermore, we show that we can construct a stable magnetic knot by twisting the non-Abrikosov vortex and connecting two periodic ends together, whose knot topology π3(S2)\pi_3(S^2) is described by the Chern-Simon index of the electromagnetic potential. We discuss how these topological objects can be constructed in MgB2\rm MgB_2 or in liquid metallic hydrogen.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0601347,
  title  = {Topological Objects in Two-gap Superconductor:I},
  author = {Y. M. Cho and Pengming Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0601347},
  year   = {2007}
}

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20 pages, 12 figures