Abstract
We propose a generalized London theory that can correctly describe the longitudinal and transverse responses of conventional superconductors to an electromagnetic field. The continuity equation is satisfied by use of a special gauge for the scalar and vector potentials. Our phenomenological theory provides a simple example of the Anderson-Higgs mechanism.
- Received 26 May 2004
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.70.226503
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