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Abstract and Applied Analysis
Volume 2006, Article ID 26724, 43 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/AAA/2006/26724

Robust control problems of vortex dynamics in superconducting films with Ginzburg-Landau complex systems

Aziz Belmiloudi1,2

1Institut de Recherche Mathématique de Rennes (IRMAR), Université de Rennes1, Rennes Cedex 35042, France
2Center de Maths, Institut National des Sciences, Appliquées (INSA), 20 Avenue des Buttes de Coësmes, CS 14315, Rennes Cedex 35043, France

Received 10 December 2004; Accepted 1 March 2005

Copyright © 2006 Aziz Belmiloudi. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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