The power-law temperature dependences of the specific heat, the nuclear
relaxation rate, and the thermal conductivity suggest the presence of line
nodes in the superconducting gap of Sr2RuO4. These recent experimental
observations contradict the scenario of a nodeless (k_x+ik_y)-type
superconducting order parameter. We propose that interaction of superconducting
order parameters on different sheets of the Fermi surface is a key to
understanding the above discrepancy. A full gap exists in the active band,
which drives the superconducting instability, while line nodes develop in
passive bands by interband proximity effect.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur
