Year: 1997
Type: preprint
Abstract: Using results of Goldstone and Jaffe, we discuss the possibility of a low temperature instability of vortex tubes to a `folded' state, driven by the coupling to the normal electron states inside the cores. The basic mechanism is that a bended tube creates an effective potential for the electrons, which destabilizes the tube in a way reminiscent of the usual Peierls instability.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Bouchaud, J. P.
Language: English
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2129506479