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We report results for a 3D simulation of a layered superconductor. We find two transitions (or crossovers). The first at a temperature T ab is signaled by the onset of self-diffusion of the lines and the vanishing of the shear modulus, c 66. At a higher temperature T dc the Josephson component. of the tilt modulus c J44 vanishes. There is a specific heat peak associated with T dc. We observe a vortex lattice below T ab, a 3D line liquid in t he intermediate regime and then above T dc a 2D pancake liquid. The widt li of the intermediate regime decreases with increasing anisotropy.
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Wilkin, N.K., Jensen, H.J. (1997). The Effect of Disorder on Melting and Decoupling Transitions in Layered Superconductors. In: Ausloos, M., Varlamov, A.A. (eds) Fluctuation Phenomena in High Temperature Superconductors. NATO ASI Series, vol 32. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5536-6_16
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