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arXiv:cond-mat/9512034 · Physical review. B, Condensed matter

Quantization of superflow circulation and magnetic flux with a tunable offset

Yuli B. Lyanda-Geller, Paul M. Goldbart, Daniel Loss

Published May 1, 1996• 4 citations
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Abstract

Quantization of superflow circulation and of magnetic flux are considered for systems, such as superfluid $^{3}\mathit{A}$ and unconventional superconductors, having nonscalar order parameters. The circulation is shown to be the anholonomy in the parallel transport of the order parameter. For multiply-connected samples free of distributed vorticity, circulation and flux are predicted to be quantized, but generically to nonintegral values that are tunably offset from integers. This amounts to a version of Aharonov-Bohm physics. Experimental settings for testing these issues are discussed. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.

DOI
10.1103/physrevb.53.12395

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