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This work is devoted to analysis of the nonlinear dynamics of interrelated thermal and electromagnetic perturbations in a superconductor caused by dissipative effects involved in the viscous motion of the magnetic flux. The structure and…
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The appearance of nonlinear effects in elastic wave propagation is one of the most reliable and sensitive indicators of the onset of material damage. However, these effects are usually very small and can be detected only using cumbersome…
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