The BCS energy gap at low density

DOI10.1007/S11005-021-01358-5zbMATH Open1467.82103arXiv2009.03701OpenAlexW3129797770MaRDI QIDQ829973FDOQ829973

Authors: Asbjørn Bækgaard Lauritsen 

Publication date: 7 May 2021

Published in: Letters in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that the energy gap for the BCS gap equation is $Xi=muleft(8e^{-2}+o(1)ight)expleft(fracpi2sqrtmuaight)$ in the low density limit $muo0$. Together with the similar result for the critical temperature [arXiv:0803.3324] this shows that, in the low density limit, the ratio of the energy gap and critical temperature is a universal constant independent of the interaction potential $V$. The results hold for a class of potentials with negative scattering length $a$ and no bound states.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.03701

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zbMATH Keywords

superfluidityenergy gapBCS equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of functional analysis in quantum physics (46N50) Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis (81Q10) Statistical mechanics of superfluids (82D50)

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