Hierarchical structure formation in layered superconducting systems with multi-scale inter-vortex interactions.
We demonstrate the formation of hierarchical structures in two-dimensional systems with multiple length scales in the inter-particle interaction. These include states such as clusters of clusters, concentric rings, clusters inside a ring, and stripes in a cluster. We propose to realize such systems in vortex matter (where a vortex is mapped onto a particle with multi-scale interactions) in layered superconducting systems with varying inter-layer thicknesses and different layer materials.
Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA. Department of Physics, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514, USA.
Christopher N
CN
Varney
Karl A H
KA
Sellin
Qing-Ze
QZ
Wang
Hans
H
Fangohr
Egor
E
Babaev
D003198:Computer Simulation; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D012542:Scattering, Radiation