Generalized Ginzburg-Landau theory of pseudo-one-dimensional systems

1975 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2042-2048 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Scalapino ◽  
Y. Imry ◽  
P. Pincus
Keyword(s):  
Landau Theory ◽  
Ginzburg Landau ◽  
One Dimensional

scholarly journals Topological Frustration can modify the nature of a Quantum Phase Transition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanja Marić ◽  
Gianpaolo Torre ◽  
Fabio Franchini ◽  
Salvatore Giampaolo
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Quantum Phase Transition ◽  
Landau Theory ◽  
Continuous Phase ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Quantum Phase ◽  
Local Order ◽  
Ginzburg Landau ◽  
One Dimensional

Abstract Ginzburg-Landau theory of continuous phase transitions implicitly assumes that microscopic changes are negligible in determining the thermodynamic properties of the system. In this work we provide an example that clearly contrasts with this assumption. In particular, we consider the 2-cluster-Ising model, a one-dimensional spin-1/2 system that is known to exhibit a quantum phase transition between a magnetic and a nematic phase. By imposing boundary conditions that induce topological frustration we show that local order is completely destroyed on both sides of the transition and that the two thermodynamic phases can only be characterized by string order parameters. Having proved that topological frustration is capable of altering the nature of a system's phase transition, this result is a clear challenge to current theories of phase transitions in complex quantum systems.

scholarly journals Possible Alterations of Local Gravitational Field Inside a Superconductor

Entropy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Alberto Ummarino ◽  
Antonio Gallerati
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Landau Theory ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Qualitative Comparison ◽  
Ginzburg Landau ◽  
High Tc ◽  
Gravitational Fields ◽  
Favorable Conditions

We calculate the possible interaction between a superconductor and the static Earth’s gravitational fields, making use of the gravito-Maxwell formalism combined with the time-dependent Ginzburg–Landau theory. We try to estimate which are the most favorable conditions to enhance the effect, optimizing the superconductor parameters characterizing the chosen sample. We also give a qualitative comparison of the behavior of high–Tc and classical low–Tc superconductors with respect to the gravity/superfluid interplay.

scholarly journals Order parameter profiles in a system with Neumann – Neumann boundary conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 01009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vassil M. Vassilev ◽  
Daniel M. Dantchev ◽  
Peter A. Djondjorov
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Order Parameter ◽  
Neumann Boundary ◽  
Elliptic Functions ◽  
Thermodynamic System ◽  
Neumann Boundary Conditions ◽  
Ginzburg Landau ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
The One ◽  
Field Plane

In this article we consider a critical thermodynamic system with the shape of a thin film confined between two parallel planes. It is assumed that the state of the system at a given temperature and external ordering field is described by order-parameter profiles, which minimize the one-dimensional counterpart of the standard ϕ4 Ginzburg–Landau Hamiltonian and meet the so-called Neumann – Neumann boundary conditions. We give analytic representation of the extremals of this variational problem in terms ofWeierstrass elliptic functions. Then, depending on the temperature and ordering field we determine the minimizers and obtain the phase diagram in the temperature-field plane.

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