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2009

Prize category:

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2003

Alexei A. Abrikosov, Vitaly L. Ginzburg, Anthony J. Leggett

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2003


	Alexei A. Abrikosov Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA

Vortices give guidance

Landau's pupil, Alexei Abrikosov, realised almost immediately that Ginzburg and Landau's theory can also describe those superconductors (type II) that can coexist with strong magnetic fields. According to Abrikosov's theory this occurs because the superconductor allows the magnetic field to enter through vortices in the electron superfluid. These vortices can form regular structures, Abrikosov lattices, but disordered structures can also occur.


An Abrikosov lattice of vortices in a type-II superconductor. The magnetic field passes through the vortices.

	Contents: \| Introduction \| Swirling superfluids \| Two types of superconductors & It takes two \| The importance of order \| Vortices give guidance \| A fluid with directions \| Theories put to work \| Timeline \| Further reading \| Credits \|
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2003

Alexei A. Abrikosov, Vitaly L. Ginzburg, Anthony J. Leggett

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2003

Nobel Prize Award Ceremony

Alexei A. Abrikosov

Vitaly L. Ginzburg

Anthony J. Leggett

Vortices give guidance