Published March 28, 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Helicity modulus and Meissner effect in a fluctuating type-II superconductor

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)

Description

The helicity modulus for a fluctuating type-II superconductor is computed within the elastic medium approximation, as a probe of superconducting phase coherence and the Meissner effect in the mixed state. We argue that at the vortex line lattice melting transition, there remains superconducting coherence parallel to the applied magnetic field, provided the vortex line liquid retains a finite shear modulus at finite wave vector

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
72
Journal Issue
13
Journal Page Range
p. 2085-2088.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO