Cooper pair

E8656

bound state composite boson physical concept quasiparticle

A Cooper pair is a bound state of two electrons (or other fermions) that move together in a correlated way, enabling superconductivity by forming a collective quantum state with zero electrical resistance.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cooper pair canonical	2
Cooper pairs	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bound state ⓘ composite boson ⓘ physical concept ⓘ quasiparticle ⓘ
canHavePairingSymmetry	d-wave ⓘ p-wave ⓘ s-wave ⓘ
contributesTo	energy gap in superconductor ⓘ
emergesFromInteraction	attractive electron–electron interaction ⓘ electron–phonon interaction ⓘ
enablesPhenomenon	superconductivity ⓘ superfluidity of fermions ⓘ
existsBelow	critical temperature of superconductor ⓘ
existsIn	conventional superconductors ⓘ superfluid helium-3 analogs ⓘ type-I superconductors ⓘ type-II superconductors ⓘ
formsCollectiveState	macroscopic quantum state ⓘ superconducting condensate ⓘ
hasCenterOfMassMomentum	approximately zero in ground state ⓘ
hasConstituent	electron ⓘ fermion ⓘ
hasElectricCharge	-2e ⓘ
hasLengthScale	coherence length ⓘ
hasMomentumState	paired states near Fermi surface ⓘ
hasProperty	Bose–Einstein statistics as composite ⓘ correlated motion of electrons ⓘ extended spatial size ⓘ finite binding energy ⓘ long-range phase coherence ⓘ
hasRelativeAngularMomentum	s-wave in conventional superconductors ⓘ
hasSpin	integer spin ⓘ
hasTotalSpin	0 ⓘ
hasTypicalSpinState	spin singlet ⓘ
hasWavefunction	pair wavefunction extending over many lattice sites ⓘ
isBrokenBy	sufficiently strong electric current ⓘ sufficiently strong magnetic field ⓘ thermal excitations above critical temperature ⓘ
isDescribedIn	many-body quantum theory ⓘ
isModeledAs	pairing of time-reversed states ⓘ
namedAfter	Leon Cooper ⓘ
obeys	BCS theory of superconductivity ⓘ surface form: BCS gap equation
occursInTheory	BCS theory of superconductivity ⓘ surface form: BCS theory
resultsIn	Meissner effect ⓘ zero DC electrical resistance ⓘ
suppresses	electron scattering ⓘ
wasIntroducedInContextOf	BCS theory of superconductivity ⓘ
wasProposedBy	Leon Cooper ⓘ
yearProposed	1956 ⓘ

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Subject: Cooper pair
Description of subject: A Cooper pair is a bound state of two electrons (or other fermions) that move together in a correlated way, enabling superconductivity by forming a collective quantum state with zero electrical resistance.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

BCS theory of superconductivity → usesConcept → Cooper pair ⓘ

Leon Cooper → notableConcept → Cooper pair ⓘ

Giaever tunneling → evidenceFor → Cooper pair ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cooper pairs