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Anisotropy of the thermal conductivity of a dirty superconductor in the mixed state

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We present numerical calculations of the anisotropy in the electronic thermal conductivity in the mixed state, and compare the calculations with experiment by estimating the conductivity due to phonons.

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Work supported by Science Research Council grant No. B/RG/68265.

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Imai, S., Watts-Tobin, R.J. Anisotropy of the thermal conductivity of a dirty superconductor in the mixed state. J Low Temp Phys 37, 157–168 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00114064

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