Addendum to ``The solution to the BCS gap equation and the second-order phase transition in superconductivity

DOI10.1016/J.JMAA.2013.03.070zbMATH Open1306.82020arXiv1008.4436OpenAlexW1641815156MaRDI QIDQ2257166FDOQ2257166

Authors: Shuji Watanabe 

Publication date: 24 February 2015

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: One of long-standing problems in mathematical studies of superconductivity is to show that the solution to the BCS gap equation is continuous in the temperature. In this paper we address this problem. We regard the BCS gap equation as a nonlinear integral equation on a Banach space consisting of continuous functions of both $T$ and $x$. Here, $T(geq0)$ stands for the temperature and $x$ the kinetic energy of an electron minus the chemical potential. We show that the unique solution to the BCS gap equation obtained in our recent paper is continuous with respect to both $T$ and $x$ when $T$ is small enough. The proof is carried out based on the Banach fixed-point theorem.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.4436

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zbMATH Keywords

superconductivitycontinuity with respect to both the temperature and the energysolution to the BCS gap equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other nonlinear integral equations (45G10) Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Statistical mechanics of superconductors (82D55)

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