Vector magnetic hysteresis of hard superconductors

Abstract

Critical state problems which incorporate more than one component for the magnetization vector of hard superconductors are investigated. The theory is based on the minimization of a cost functional $\mathcal{C}[\vec{H}(\vec{x})]$ which weighs the changes of the magnetic field vector within the sample. We show that Bean's simplest prescription of choosing the correct sign for the critical current density $J_c$ in one dimensional problems is just a particular case of finding the components of the vector ${\vec{J}}_c$. ${\vec{J}}_c$ is determined by minimizing $\mathcal{C}$ under the constraint $\vec{J}\in \Delta (\vec{H},\vec{x})$, with $\Delta$ a bounded set. Upon the selection of different sets $\Delta$ we discuss existing crossed field measurements and predict new observable features. It is shown that a complex behavior in the magnetization curves may be controlled by a single external parameter, i.e.: the maximum value of the applied magnetic field $H_m$.

10 pages, 9 figures, accepted in Phys. Rev. B

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