A mathematical proof that the transition to a superconducting state is a second-order phase transition

zbMATH Open1178.82093arXiv0808.3438MaRDI QIDQ3398577FDOQ3398577

Shuji Watanabe

Publication date: 29 September 2009

Abstract: We deal with the gap function and the thermodynamical potential in the BCS-Bogoliubov theory of superconductivity, where the gap function is a function of the temperature $T$ only. We show that the squared gap function is of class $C^2$ on the closed interval $[0,T_c]$ and point out some more properties of the gap function. Here, $T_c$ stands for the transition temperature. On the basis of this study we then give, examining the thermodynamical potential, a mathematical proof that the transition to a superconducting state is a second-order phase transition. Furthermore, we obtain a new and more precise form of the gap in the specific heat at constant volume from a mathematical point of view.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0808.3438

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zbMATH Keywords

gap functionsuperconductivitysecond-order phase transitionthermodynamical potential

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other nonlinear integral equations (45G10) Dynamic and nonequilibrium phase transitions (general) in statistical mechanics (82C26) Statistical mechanics of superconductors (82D55)

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• Addendum to ``The solution to the BCS gap equation and the second-order phase transition in superconductivity
• The solution to the BCS gap equation and the second-order phase transition in superconductivity
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• Continuous phase transitions in mesoscopic systems
• The solution to the BCS gap equation for superconductivity and its temperature dependence
• Second Order Phase Transitions

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