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- Title
Rayleigh approximation to ground state of the Bose and Coulomb glasses.
- Authors
Vinokur, V. M.; Ryan, S. D.; Berlyand, L.; Mityushev, V.
- Abstract
Glasses are rigid systems in which competing interactions prevent simultaneous minimization of local energies. This leads to frustration and highly degenerate ground states the nature and properties of which are still far from being thoroughly understood. We report an analytical approach based on the method of functional equations that allows us to construct the Rayleigh approximation to the ground state of a two-dimensional (2D) random Coulomb system with logarithmic interactions. We realize a model for 2D Coulomb glass as a cylindrical type II superconductor containing randomly located columnar defects (CD) which trap superconducting vortices induced by applied magnetic field. Our findings break ground for analytical studies of glassy systems, marking an important step towards understanding their properties.
- Subjects
GLASS; COULOMB potential; RAYLEIGH scattering; GROUND state (Quantum mechanics); TYPE II superconductors
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2015, p7821
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/srep07821