Quantum phase transitions and vortex dynamics in superconducting networks

R Fazio, H Van Der Zant - Physics Reports, 2001 - Elsevier
Josephson-junction arrays are ideal model systems to study a variety of phenomena such as
phase transitions, frustration effects, vortex dynamics and chaos. In this review, we focus on …

Quantum phase transitions in two dimensions: Experiments in Josephson-junction arrays

HSJ van der Zant, WJ Elion, LJ Geerligs, JE Mooij - Physical Review B, 1996 - APS
We have studied two-dimensional superconducting networks coupled by Josephson
junctions in the regime where the Josephson coupling energy is comparable in magnitude …

Magnus force in superfluids and superconductors

EB Sonin - Physical Review B, 1997 - APS
The forces on the vortex, transverse to its velocity, are considered. In addition to the
superfluid Magnus force from the condensate (superfluid component), there are transverse …

Gauge theories of Josephson junction arrays

MC Diamantini, P Sodano, CA Trugenberger - Nuclear Physics B, 1996 - Elsevier
We show that the zero-temperature physics of planar Josephson junction arrays in the self-
dual approximation is governed by an Abelian gauge theory with a periodic mixed Chern …

Superconductor–Mott-insulator transition in Bose systems with finite-range interactions

C Bruder, R Fazio, G Schön - Physical Review B, 1993 - APS
We study the superconductor-insulator transition of Bose-Hubbard models with finite-range
interactions. Commensurability of the charge distribution with the underlying lattice leads to …

[PDF][PDF] The Bose-Hubbard model: from Josephson junction arrays to optical lattices

C Bruder, R Fazio, G Schon - Annalen der Physik, 2005 - Citeseer
The Bose-Hubbard model is a paradigm for the study of strongly correlated bosonic systems.
We review some of its properties with emphasis on the implications on quantum phase …

[KNYGA][B] Inhomogeneous Superconductors: Granular and Quantum Effects

E Simánek - 1994 - books.google.com
Two topics in the forefront of superconductor research--superconductor-insulator transition
in thin films and vortex tunneling in granular, bulk, and high temperature superconductors …

Response of Josephson-junction arrays near the quantum phase transition

A Van Otterlo, KH Wagenblast, R Fazio, G Schön - Physical Review B, 1993 - APS
We study the superconductor-insulator transition of a two-dimensional Bose-Hubbard
model, considering as a specific example, an array of Josephson junctions. Within a coarse …

Superinsulator phase of two-dimensional superconductors

A Krämer, S Doniach - Physical review letters, 1998 - APS
Using path-integral quantum Monte Carlo we study the low-temperature phase diagram of a
two-dimensional superconductor within a phenomenological model, where vortices have a …

[HTML][HTML] Higgsless superconductivity from topological defects in compact BF terms

MC Diamantini, CA Trugenberger - Nuclear Physics B, 2015 - Elsevier
We present a new Higgsless model of superconductivity, inspired from anyon
superconductivity but P-and T-invariant and generalisable to any dimension. While the …