Quasiparticle localization in superconductors with spin-orbit scattering
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چکیده
We develop a theory of quasiparticle localization in superconductors in situations without spin rotation invariance. We discuss the existence and properties of superconducting phases with localized/delocalized quasiparticle excitations in such systems in various dimensionalities. Implications for a variety of experimental systems, and to the properties of random Ising models in two dimensions, are briefly discussed.
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