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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instanceOf microscopic theory of superconductivity ⓘ
quantum many-body theory ⓘ
theory in condensed matter physics ⓘ
abbreviationOf Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer theory ⓘ
alsoKnownAs BCS theory ⓘ
appliesTo conventional low-temperature superconductors ⓘ
many elemental superconductors ⓘ
type-I superconductors ⓘ
assumes effective attractive interaction between electrons near the Fermi surface ⓘ
pairing of electrons with opposite momenta and spins ⓘ
basedOn formation of Cooper pairs ⓘ
describes collective quantum behavior of Cooper pairs ⓘ
electrons forming bound pairs in momentum space ⓘ
developedBy John Bardeen ⓘ
John Robert Schrieffer ⓘ
Leon Cooper ⓘ
doesNotFullyExplain high-temperature cuprate superconductors ⓘ
unconventional superconductivity in heavy-fermion systems ⓘ
explains superconductivity in conventional superconductors ⓘ
field condensed matter physics ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
framework many-body quantum mechanics ⓘ
second quantization ⓘ
influenced theory of superfluidity in helium-3 ⓘ
inspired BCS-BEC crossover theory ⓘ
mathematicallyUses BCS ground state wavefunction ⓘ
gap equation ⓘ
namedAfter John Bardeen ⓘ
John Robert Schrieffer ⓘ
Leon Cooper ⓘ
predicts Meissner effect ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Ginzburg–Landau theory of superconductivity ⓘ
London equations ⓘ
resultsIn macroscopic quantum state with long-range phase coherence ⓘ
spontaneous breaking of U(1) gauge symmetry ⓘ
usesConcept Bogoliubov quasiparticles ⓘ
Cooper pair ⓘ
Fermi surface ⓘ
energy gap ⓘ
order parameter ⓘ
phonon-mediated attraction ⓘ

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