Published October 10, 1986
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Journal article
The normal current in a thin film of superfluid 3He-A
Creators
- 1. Sussex Univ., Brighton (UK). School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Description
A thin film of superfluid 3He-A film containing a polar domain wall has a normal current flowing in it even at zero temperature. This current is calculated from the Gorkov-Nambu equations in a way similar to that of Volovik for bulk 3He-A. An earlier calculation by the authors working to first order in gradients yielded a singular normal current (proportional to a delta function). In the present work it is shown that the singular nature is an artefact of the gradient expansion. An additional length scale in the problem smooths out the delta singularity. It is shown that the current obtained has its origins in a zeroth Landau level. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- J. Phys., C (London). Solid State Phys.
- Journal Volume
- 19
- Journal Issue
- 28
- Series
- J. Phys., C (London). Solid State Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- L649-L652
- ISSN
- 0022-3719
- CODEN
- JPSOA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 18016934
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABSOLUTE ZERO TEMPERATURE; DELTA FUNCTION; DOMAIN STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; HELIUM 3 A; LANDAU LIQUID HELIUM THEORY; ORDER PARAMETERS; SUPERFLUIDITY; THIN FILMS
- Descriptors DEC
- CURRENTS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FILMS; FUNCTIONS; HELIUM ISOTOPES; HELIUM 3; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; STABLE ISOTOPES