On Local Symmetric Order Parameters of Vortex Lattice States

Abstract

This paper gives a new refined definition of local symmetric order parameters (OPs)(s-wave, d-wave and p-wave order parameters) of vortex lattice states for singlet superconductivity. s-wave, d-wave and p-wave OPs at a site (m,n) are defined as A, B and E representations of the four fold rotation C_4 at the site (m,n) of nearest neighbor OPs etc. The new OPs have a well defined nature such that an OP(e.g. d-wave) at the site obtained under translation by a lattice vector (of the vortex lattice) from a site (m,n) is expressed by the corresponding OP (e.g. d-wave) at the site (m,n) times a phase factor. The winding numbers of s-wave and d-wave OPs are given.Comment: RevTeX v3.1, 5 pages with 3 figures, uses epsf.sty. to appear in Prog. Theor. Phys. Vol.101 No.3. (1999