Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1998
Abstract
The topological structure of the order parameter in Zhang’s SO(5) theory of superconductivity allows for an unusual type of dissipation mechanism by which current-carrying states can decay. The resistivity due to this mechanism, which involves orientation rather than amplitude order-parameter fluctuations, is calculated for the case of a thin superconducting wire. The approach is a suitably modified version of that pioneered by Langer and Ambegaokar for conventional superconductors. © 1998 The American Physical Society.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
First Page
R8131
Last Page
R8134
Recommended Citation
Sheehy, D., & Goldbart, P. (1998). Intrinsic resistivity and the SO(5) theory of high-temperature superconductors. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 57 (14), R8131-R8134. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.57.R8131