BCS theory of superconductivity
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The BCS theory of superconductivity is a fundamental microscopic theory that explains superconductivity through the formation of Cooper pairs of electrons and their collective quantum behavior in a solid.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
microscopic theory of superconductivity
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quantum many-body theory → theory in condensed matter physics → |
| abbreviationOf |
BCS theory of superconductivity
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surface form: "Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer theory"
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| alsoKnownAs |
BCS theory of superconductivity
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surface form: "BCS theory"
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| appliesTo |
conventional low-temperature superconductors
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many elemental superconductors → type-I superconductors → |
| assumes |
effective attractive interaction between electrons near the Fermi surface
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pairing of electrons with opposite momenta and spins → |
| basedOn | formation of Cooper pairs → |
| describes |
collective quantum behavior of Cooper pairs
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electrons forming bound pairs in momentum space → |
| developedBy |
John Bardeen
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John Robert Schrieffer → Leon Cooper → |
| doesNotFullyExplain |
high-temperature cuprate superconductors
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unconventional superconductivity in heavy-fermion systems → |
| explains | superconductivity in conventional superconductors → |
| field |
condensed matter physics
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theoretical physics → |
| framework |
many-body quantum mechanics
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second quantization → |
| influenced | theory of superfluidity in helium-3 → |
| inspired | BCS-BEC crossover theory → |
| mathematicallyUses |
BCS ground state wavefunction
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gap equation → |
| namedAfter |
John Bardeen
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John Robert Schrieffer → Leon Cooper → |
| predicts |
Meissner effect
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critical temperature dependence on electron-phonon coupling → energy gap in the electronic excitation spectrum → isotope effect in superconductors → universal ratio 2Δ(0)/k_B T_c ≈ 3.52 for weak coupling → zero electrical resistance below critical temperature → |
| publicationYear | 1957 → |
| publishedIn | Physical Review → |
| recognizedBy | Nobel Prize in Physics 1972 → |
| relatedTo |
Eliashberg theory
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Ginzburg–Landau theory of superconductivity → London equations → |
| resultsIn |
macroscopic quantum state with long-range phase coherence
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spontaneous breaking of U(1) gauge symmetry → |
| usesConcept |
Bogoliubov quasiparticles
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Cooper pair → Fermi surface → energy gap → order parameter → phonon-mediated attraction → |
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