Critical Behavior of a Supersymmetric Extension of the Ginzburg-Landau Model

Grigoris Panotopoulos
DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2011.25046                

Abstract

We make a connection between quantum phase transitions in condensed matter systems, and supersymmetric gauge theories that are of interest in the particle physics literature. In particular, we point out interesting effects of the supersymmetric quantum electrodynamics upon the critical behavior of the Ginzburg-Landau model. It is shown that supersymmetry fixes the critical exponents, as well as the Landau-Ginzburg para- meter, and that the model resides in the type II regime of superconductivity.

Keywords

Superconductivity, Critical Exponents, Supersymmetry

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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