Crossovers between superconducting symmetry classes
Abstract
We study the average density of states in a small metallic grain coupled to two superconductors with the phase difference π, in a magnetic field. The spectrum of the low-energy excitations in the grain is described by the random matrix theory whose symmetry depends on the magnetic field strength and coupling to the superconductors. In the limiting cases, a pure superconducting symmetry class is realized. For intermediate magnetic fields or couplings to the superconductors, the system experiences a crossover between different symmetry classes. With the help of the supersymmetric σ-model we derive the exact expressions for the average density of states in the crossovers between the symmetry classes A-C and CI-C.
- Publication:
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Soviet Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters
- Pub Date:
- October 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1134/S0021364011150057
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1106.3863
- Bibcode:
- 2011JETPL..94..222K
- Keywords:
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- Condensed Matter - Disordered Systems and Neural Networks;
- Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics;
- Condensed Matter - Superconductivity;
- Mathematical Physics
- E-Print:
- 6 pages