Crossovers between superconducting symmetry classes

We study the average density of states in a small metallic grain coupled to two superconductors with the phase difference \(\pi\), 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 streng...

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Veröffentlicht in:arXiv.org 2011-06
Hauptverfasser: Koziy, V A, Skvortsov, M A
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Zusammenfassung:We study the average density of states in a small metallic grain coupled to two superconductors with the phase difference \(\pi\), 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 sigma-model we derive the exact expressions for the average density of states in the crossovers between the symmetry classes A-C and CI-C.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1106.3863