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Abstract
We derive a dual presentation of a free energy functional for spin-triplet superconductors in terms of gauge-invariant variables. The resulting equivalent model in ferromagnetic phase has a form of a version of the Faddeev model. This allows one, in particular, to conclude that spin-triplet superconductors allow formation of stable finite-length closed vortices (knotted solitons).Entities:
Year: 2002 PMID: 12005778 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.177002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161