Thin Film Limits for GinzburgLandau with Strong Applied Magnetic Fields

In this work, we study thin film limits of the full three-dimensional GinzburgLandau model for a superconductor in an applied magnetic field oriented obliquely to the film surface. We obtain $\Gamma$-convergence results in several regimes, determined by the asymptotic ratio between the magnitude of the parallel applied magnetic field and the thickness of the film. Depending on the regime, we show that there may be a decrease in the density of …