Holographic superconductor vortices

A gravity dual of a superconductor at finite temperature has been recently proposed. We present the vortex configuration of this model and study its properties. In particular, we calculate the free energy as a function of an external magnetic field, the magnetization, and the superconducting density...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2009-08, Vol.103 (9), p.091601-091601, Article 091601
Main Authors: Montull, Marc, Pomarol, Alex, Silva, Pedro J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ENERGY
FREE ENERGY
FUNCTIONS
GRAVITATION
HOLOGRAPHY
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIZATION
MATERIALS SCIENCE
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SUPERCONDUCTORS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
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Summary:A gravity dual of a superconductor at finite temperature has been recently proposed. We present the vortex configuration of this model and study its properties. In particular, we calculate the free energy as a function of an external magnetic field, the magnetization, and the superconducting density. We also find the two critical magnetic fields that define the region in which the vortex configurations are energetically favorable.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.091601