Topological properties of superconducting junctions
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2012-03-30 v1 Superconductivity
Abstract
Motivated by recent developments in the field of one-dimensional topological superconductors, we investigate the topological properties of s-matrix of generic superconducting junctions where dimension should not play any role. We argue that for a finite junction the s-matrix is always topologically trivial. We resolve an apparent contradiction with the previous results by taking into account the low-energy resonant poles of s-matrix. Thus no common topological transition occur in a finite junction. We reveal a transition of a different kind that concerns the configuration of the resonant poles.
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@article{arxiv.1103.0780,
title = {Topological properties of superconducting junctions},
author = {D. I. Pikulin and Yuli V. Nazarov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.0780},
year = {2012}
}