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Analytical study on holographic superconductors in external magnetic field

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We investigate the holographic superconductors immersed in an external magnetic field by using the analytical approach. We obtain the spatially dependent condensate solutions in the presence of the magnetism and find analytically that the upper critical magnetic field satisfies the relation given in the Ginzburg-Landau theory. The external magnetic field expels the condensate and makes the condensation harder to form. Extending to the D-dimensional Gauss-Bonnet AdS black holes, we examine the influence given by the Gauss-Bonnet coupling on the condensation. Different from the positive coupling, we find that the negative Gauss-Bonnet coupling enhances the condensation when the external magnetism is not strong enough.

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Ge, XH., Wang, B., Wu, SF. et al. Analytical study on holographic superconductors in external magnetic field. J. High Energ. Phys. 2010, 108 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2010)108

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