Spin currents in thermodynamic equilibrium?
| dc.creator | Rashba, Emmanuel I. | |
| dc.date | 2003-11-05 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-25T15:25:34Z | |
| dc.description | The standard definition of a spin current, applied to the conductors lacking inversion symmetry, results in nonzero spin currents. I demonstrate that the spin currents do not vanish even in the thermodynamic equilibrium, in the absence of external fields. These currents are dissipationless and are not associated with a real spin transport. The result should be taken as a warning indicating problems inherent in the theory of transport spin currents driven by external fields. | |
| dc.description | 3 pages | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0311110 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0311110 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/33763 | |
| dc.subject | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics | |
| dc.title | Spin currents in thermodynamic equilibrium? | |
| dc.type | text |