A study of vortex lattices and pulsar glitches
| dc.contributor.advisor | Weltman, Amanda | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Murugan, Jeff | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nkomozake, Thando | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-11T11:58:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-02-11T11:58:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2020-01-29T07:26:17Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this project we study the three fundamental theories that explain the phenomenon of superconductivity: The London theory, the Ginzburg-Landau theory and the BCS theory. We review works by several authors who utilized these theories as the basis for their investigation. In our literature review we study the behavior of single and multivortex states in mesoscopic thin superconducting discs whose dimensions are comparable to the penetration depth λ and the coherence length ξ of a superconductor. We learn about the types of phase transitions that the vortex configurations undergo and the stability of the resulting states. Our aim is to investigate how vortex configurations reorganize after phase transitions and whether their reorganization releases any energy into the system of vortices in the disc. If so, then what is the precise mechanism through which the released energy is transferred into the disc? We aim to answer this question and generalize the results to neutron star interiors in order to explain and predict the behavior of pulsar glitches. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Nkomozake, T. (2019). <i>A study of vortex lattices and pulsar glitches</i>. (). ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Maths and Applied Maths. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31023 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Nkomozake, Thando. <i>"A study of vortex lattices and pulsar glitches."</i> ., ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Maths and Applied Maths, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31023 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nkomozake, T. 2019. A study of vortex lattices and pulsar glitches. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Nkomozake, Thando AB - In this project we study the three fundamental theories that explain the phenomenon of superconductivity: The London theory, the Ginzburg-Landau theory and the BCS theory. We review works by several authors who utilized these theories as the basis for their investigation. In our literature review we study the behavior of single and multivortex states in mesoscopic thin superconducting discs whose dimensions are comparable to the penetration depth λ and the coherence length ξ of a superconductor. We learn about the types of phase transitions that the vortex configurations undergo and the stability of the resulting states. Our aim is to investigate how vortex configurations reorganize after phase transitions and whether their reorganization releases any energy into the system of vortices in the disc. If so, then what is the precise mechanism through which the released energy is transferred into the disc? We aim to answer this question and generalize the results to neutron star interiors in order to explain and predict the behavior of pulsar glitches. DA - 2019 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Applied Mathematics LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - A study of vortex lattices and pulsar glitches TI - A study of vortex lattices and pulsar glitches UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31023 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31023 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Nkomozake T. A study of vortex lattices and pulsar glitches. []. ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Maths and Applied Maths, 2019 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31023 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Maths and Applied Maths | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Science | |
| dc.subject | Applied Mathematics | |
| dc.title | A study of vortex lattices and pulsar glitches | |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationname | MSc |