Abstract:
We study the average density of states in a small metallic grain
coupled to two superconductors with the phase difference $\pi$,
in a magnetic field. The spectrum of the low-energy excitations
in the grain is described by the random matrix theory whose symmetry
depends on the magnetic field strength and coupling to the
superconductors.
In the limiting cases,
a pure superconducting symmetry class is realized.
For intermediate magnetic fields or couplings
to the superconductors, the system experiences a crossover
between different symmetry classes. With the help of the supersymmetric
$\sigma$-model we derive the exact expressions for the average density
of states in the crossovers between the symmetry classes A–C and CI–C.
Citation:
V. A. Koziy, M. A. Skvortsov, “Crossovers between superconducting symmetry classes”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 94:3 (2011), 240–245; JETP Letters, 94:3 (2011), 222–227