diff --git a/references.bib b/references.bib index e235d5c..170eda7 100644 --- a/references.bib +++ b/references.bib @@ -59,3 +59,15 @@ Electrical conductivity or specific conductance is the reciprocal of electrical editor = {Lide, David R.}, year = {2003}, } + +@report{abrikosov, + title = {Type {II} superconductors and the vortex lattice}, + url = {https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2003/abrikosov/lecture/}, + abstract = {The Nobel Prize in Physics 2003 was awarded jointly to Alexei A. Abrikosov, Vitaly L. Ginzburg and Anthony J. Leggett "for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids".}, + language = {en-US}, + urldate = {2022-02-23}, + institution = {The Nobel Foundation}, + author = {Abrikosov, Alexei A.}, + year = {2003}, + pages = {29--67}, +} diff --git a/superconductivity_assignment2_kvkempen.tex b/superconductivity_assignment2_kvkempen.tex index 2a61f9e..6243d91 100755 --- a/superconductivity_assignment2_kvkempen.tex +++ b/superconductivity_assignment2_kvkempen.tex @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ \usepackage{float} \usepackage{mathtools} \usepackage{amsmath} +\usepackage{todonotes} +\setuptodonotes{inline} \newcommand{\pfrac}[2]{\frac{\partial #1}{\partial #2}} @@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ giving free energy \mathcal{F}_0(T \leq T_c) = \frac{-a^2}{\beta}(T-T_c)^2 + \frac{a^2}{2\beta}(T-T_c)^2 = \frac{-a^2}{2\beta}(T-T_c)^2 \leq \mathcal{F}_0(T \geq T_c) \] where we chose the positive of the $\pm$ as the order parameter is understood to increase from finite at the phase transition. +\todo{Is this a reasonable statement? It actually does not really matter that much as mostly $\psi^2$ is used, but the physical meaning is totally different. It implies some kind of symmetry, too. It seems that also \cite{abrikosov} mentions this.} For the specific heat, we find \[ @@ -163,7 +166,6 @@ Next, we can equate the previously found supercurrent for our foil to the Ginzbu as $A_y \perp \hat{y}$, giving zero partial derivative. In our case, indeed the rigid gauge choice gives the criterium for the London gauge ($\nabla \cdot \vec{A} = 0$). -\end{enumerate} In the rigid gauge, the order parameter $\psi$ is constant in space and time. To then also have that $\nabla \cdot \vec{A} = 0$, follows from the expression for the supercurrent as we saw earlier. @@ -185,8 +187,20 @@ This is the case for $\nabla \cdot \vec{J_s}$, or, in words, when there is no co If this is not the case (if the divergence is non-zero), there is conversion between normal current and supercurrent. This result seems to Waldram's conclusion in \cite[p. 24--26]{waldram}. +\item +We apply a gauge transformation as follows. +\begin{align} + \chi(\vec{r}, t) &= \frac{-\hbar}{2e}(\omega t - \vec{k} \cdot \vec{r}) \\ + \vec{A} &\to \vec{A} + \nabla\chi = \vec{A} + \frac{\hbar}{2e} \vec{k} \\ + \phi &\to \phi - \pfrac{\chi}{t} = \phi + \frac{\hbar}{2e} \omega +\end{align} + +\todo{Do I really need to put in the previously found $\vec{A}$?} +\end{enumerate} + \section{Type II superconductors and the vortex lattice} + \section{Currents inside type-II superconducting cylinder} \bibliographystyle{vancouver}