Elasticity-driven attraction between Abrikosov vortices in high-$\kappa$ superconductors: Leading role of a non-core contribution

A. Cano, A. P. Levanyuk, S. A. Minyukov

We show that the strain-induced attraction between Abrikosov vortices has a non-core contribution overlooked up until now. This contribution is an example of the universal mechanis…