Superconductivity and the BCS-Bogoliubov Theory

zbMATH Open1225.82088arXiv1006.1157MaRDI QIDQ3174643FDOQ3174643

Authors: Shuji Watanabe 

Publication date: 11 October 2011

Abstract: First, we reformulate the BCS-Bogoliubov theory of superconductivity from the viewpoint of linear algebra. We define the BCS Hamiltonian on $mathbb{C}^{2^{2M}}$, where $M$ is a positive integer. We discuss selfadjointness and symmetry of the BCS Hamiltonian as well as spontaneous symmetry breaking. Beginning with the gap equation, we give the well-known expression for the BCS state and find the existence of an energy gap. We also show that the BCS state has a lower energy than the normal state. Second, we introduce a new superconducting state explicitly and show from the viewpoint of linear algebra that this new state has a lower energy than the BCS state. Third, beginning with our new gap equation, we show from the viewpoint of linear algebra that we arrive at the results similar to those in the BCS-Bogoliubov theory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1006.1157

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zbMATH Keywords

superconductivitynew gap equationnew superconducting state having a lower energy than the BCS statethe BCS-Bogoliubov theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of superconductors (82D55)

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