title: Flux front penetration in disordered superconductors.
abstract: We investigate flux front penetration in a disordered type-II superconductor by molecular dynamics simulations of interacting vortices and find scaling laws for the front position and the density profile. The scaling can be understood by performing a coarse graining of the system and writing a disordered nonlinear diffusion equation. Integrating numerically the equation, we observe a crossover from flat to fractal front penetration as the system parameters are varied. The value of the fractal dimension indicates that the invasion process is described by gradient percolation.
authors.affiliation: INFM sezione di Roma 1, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università La Sapienza, P.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zapperi
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Andrade