Interactive · Vortex-lattice elasticity

The Substrate Mattress — Three Stiffnesses

elastic moduli of the dc1 vortex lattice — c44 ≫ c11 ∼ c66

One lattice of co-rotating dc1 vortices threaded by vortex lines; three ways to deform it, three very different energy costs.

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Energy cost of the deformation
c44
at rest
c11
at rest
c66
at rest
co-rotating dc1 vortex counter-rotating layer vortex line (line tension → c44)
Drag the lattice or the slider to deform it; release to watch each stiffness spring back at its own rate.