Mathematics – Analysis of PDEs
Scientific paper
2000-10-11
Mathematics
Analysis of PDEs
Scientific paper
In this paper we study the Lawrence-Doniach model for layered superconductors, for a sample with finite width subjected to a magnetic field parallel to the superconducting layers. We provide a rigorous analysis of the energy minimizers in the limit as the coupling between adjacent superconducting layers tends to zero. We identify a unique global minimizer of the Gibbs free energy in this regime ("vortex planes"), and reveal a sequence of first-order phase transitions by which Josephson vortices are nucleated via the boundary. The small coupling limit is studied via degenerate perturbation theory based on a Lyapunov-Schmidt decomposition which reduces the Lawrence-Doniach system to a finite-dimensional variational problem. Finally, a lower bound on the radius of validity of the perturbation expansion (in terms of various parameters appearing in the model) is obtained.
Alama Stan
Berlinsky John A.
Bronsard Lia
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