  We make a connection between quantum phase transitions in condensed matter
systems, and supersymmetric gauge theories that are of interest in the particle
physics literature. In particular, we point out interesting effects of the
supersymmetric quantum electrodynamics upon the critical behavior of the
Ginzburg-Landau model. It is shown that supersymmetry fixes the critical
exponents, as well as the Landau-Ginzburg parameter, and that the model resides
in the type II regime of superconductivity.
