Homotopy classification of minimizers of the Ginzburg-Landau energy and the existence of permanent currents (Q1924091)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 934758
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Homotopy classification of minimizers of the Ginzburg-Landau energy and the existence of permanent currents
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 934758

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    Homotopy classification of minimizers of the Ginzburg-Landau energy and the existence of permanent currents (English)
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    14 October 1996
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    Superconductors are materials whose resistivity is effectively zero. The authors use the Ginzburg-Landau theory to model the superconductor and find a connection between the formation of permanent currents and the topology of the superconducting sample.
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    superconductors
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    fluxoid
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    Ginzburg-Landau theory
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