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The Abrikosov Vortex Lattice: Its Discovery and Impact

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Following some prehistory, we discuss the steps leading to the Abrikosov vortex lattice and type-II superconductivity. Dissipation due to flux flow and flux creep represented an important discovery and leads to the strong interest in magnetic flux pinning. High-temperature superconductors and pancake vortices started the new concepts of vortex matter. Nonlinear effects at high vortex velocities, flux-flow instabilities, and some resulting open questions are discussed.

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  • 02 January 2019

    The original version of the article unfortunately contained an error. A new paragraph should be inserted as the last paragraph of Section 3 Flux Flow and Flux Creep.

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Huebener, R.P. The Abrikosov Vortex Lattice: Its Discovery and Impact. J Supercond Nov Magn 32, 475–481 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-018-4916-0

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