The Ginzburg criterion, often referenced in the context of superconductivity, provides a condition for determining the stability of a superconducting state. Specifically, it assesses the ability of a superconducting material to maintain its superconducting properties under the influence of external magnetic fields or current. The Ginzburg criterion is associated with the Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory, which is a theoretical framework used to describe superconductivity.
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The Ginzburg criterion requires order-parameter fluctuations inside a correlation volume to be small compared with the squared mean-field order parameter. Its failure marks the fluctuation-dominated critical region.