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Thin domain limit and counterexamples to strong diamagnetism

Analysis of PDEs 2020-07-24 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Spectral Theory

Abstract

We study the magnetic Laplacian and the Ginzburg-Landau functional in a thin planar, smooth, tubular domain and with a uniform applied magnetic field. We provide counterexamples to strong diamagnetism, and as a consequence, we prove that the transition from the superconducting to the normal state is non-monotone. In some non-linear regime, we determine the structure of the order parameter and compute the super-current along the boundary of the sample. Our results are in agreement with what was observed in the Little-Parks experiment, for a thin cylindrical sample.

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@article{arxiv.1905.06152,
  title  = {Thin domain limit and counterexamples to strong diamagnetism},
  author = {Bernard Helffer and Ayman Kachmar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.06152},
  year   = {2020}
}
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