Quantum-electrodynamic theory of vortex oscillations in type-II superconductors
Phys. Rev. B 46, 1102 – Published 1 July, 1992
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.46.1102
Abstract
In the quantum-electrodynamic theory of vortex motions in type-II superconductors, the energy stored in the electric field must be added to the conventional energy in the magnetic field. The resulting quantum-electrodynamic Hamiltonian produces the appropriate quantum vortex dynamics. The implications of the theory for vortex-induced irreversibility in type-II superconductors are also explored.