Abstract
Using a simple “sandpile” model for the dynamics of supercon- ducting vortices, the connection between the vortex dynamics and the dy- namics of other complex systems, especially granular systems, is explored. Numerical simulations of the model are compared to a variety of experi- ments on type II superconductors revealing remarkable quantitative similar- ities. The connection with self-organized criticality and related dynamical phenomena to the vortex dynamics is a particular focus.
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Bassler, K.E., Paczuski, M. (2002). Cellular Model of Superconducting Vortex Dynamics. In: Skjeltorp, A.T., Vicsek, T. (eds) Complexity from Microscopic to Macroscopic Scales: Coherence and Large Deviations. NATO Science Series, vol 63. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0419-0_12
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