Smoothness of the Gap Function in the BCS-Bogoliubov Theory of Superconductivity

zbMATH Open1171.82022arXiv1006.1160MaRDI QIDQ3634397FDOQ3634397

Authors: Shuji Watanabe 

Publication date: 25 June 2009

Abstract: We deal with the gap equation 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 $[,0,,T_c,]$. Here, $T_c$ stands for the transition temperature. Furthermore, we show that the gap function is monotonically decreasing on $[0,,T_c]$ and obtain the behavior of the gap function at $T=T_c$. We mathematically point out some more properties of the gap function.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1006.1160

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zbMATH Keywords

smoothnessgap functionsuperconductivity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other nonlinear integral equations (45G10) Statistical mechanics of superconductors (82D55)

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