2002/12/19 by Peter Olsson, P. Olsson, S. Teitel · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Condensed Matter Physics #Condensed matter physics #Loop (graph theory) #Magnetic field #Mathematics #Mechanics #Percolation (cognitive psychology) #Phase transition #Physics #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Quantum mechanics #Superconductivity #Theoretical and Computational Physics #Type-II superconductor #Vortex #cond-mat.stat-mech #cond-mat.supr-con
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.67.144514
published as Phys. Rev. B 67, 144514 (2003) · 11 pages, 17 figures
arxiv created 2002/12/19 · openalex publication_date 2003/04/25 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The three-dimensional uniformly frustrated XY model is simulated to search for a predicted ``vortex loop'' transition within the vortex line liquid phase of a strongly type-II superconductor in an applied magnetic field. Results are shown to strongly depend on the precise scheme used to trace out vortex line paths. While we find evidence for a transverse vortex path percolation transition, no signal of this transition is found in the specific heat.