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Vortices in the Magnetic Ginzburg-Landau Model (Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications)

Vortices in the Magnetic Ginzburg-Landau Model (Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications)

by EtienneSandier (Author), SylviaSerfaty (Author)

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    Hardcover 2007

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Synopsis

This book presents the mathematical study of vortices of the two-dimensional Ginzburg-Landau model, an important phenomenological model used to describe superconductivity. The vortices, identified as quantized amounts of vorticity of the superconducting current localized near points, are the objects of many observational and experimental studies, both past and present. The Ginzburg-Landau functionals considered include both the model cases with and without a magnetic field. The book acts a guide to the various branches of Ginzburg-Landau studies, provides context for the study of vortices, and presents a list of open problems in the field.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 334
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Birkhauser
Published: 24 Jan 2007
ISBN 10: 0817643168
ISBN 13: 9780817643164

Media Reviews

This book deals with the mathematical study of the two-dimensional Ginzburg-Landau model with magnetic field. This important model was introduced by Ginzburg and Landau in the 1950s as a phenomenological model to describe superconductivity consisting in the complete loss of resistivity of certain metals and alloys at very low temperatures...All parts of this interesting book are clearly and rigorously written. A consistent bibliography is given and several open problems are detailed. This work has to be recommended.
-Zentralblatt MATH

In conclusion, this book is an excellent, up-to-the-minute presentation of the current state of the mathematics of vortices in Ginzburg-Landau models. It also represents a tour de force of mathematical analysis, revealing a fascinating and intricate picture of a physical model which may have been unexpected based on heuristic considerations. I strongly recommend this book to researchers who are interested in vortices (and other quantized singularities) as these methods will continue to be instrumental in forthcoming research in the field. One could also find interesting material to supplement a graduate coursc in variational methods or PDEs.
-SIAM Review