Fluctuation-induced first-order transition in $p$-wave superconductors

Abstract

The problem of a fluctuation-induced first-order transition is considered for $p$-wave superconductors. Both an $\epsilon$-expansion about $d=4$ and a large-$n$ expansion conclude that the transition for the physical case $n=6$ in $d=3$ is of first order, as in the s-wave case.

6 pages,3 figures; Erratum: arXiv:1211.3789

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