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arXiv:2107.06486

Cluster Decomposition Principle and Two-Electron Wave Function of the Cooper Pair in the BCS Superconducting State

Katsuhiko Higuchi, Masahiko Higuchi

Published Jul 14, 2021• 0 citations
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Abstract

We present the explicit forms of the maximum eigenvalue and the corresponding eigenfunction for the second-order reduced density matrix (RDM2) of the BCS superconducting state (SS). Using these quantities, we deal with two topics in the present paper. As the first topic, it is shown that the cluster decomposition principle holds in the BCS-SS. This proof gives a theoretical foundation that the abnormal density can be chosen as the order parameter of the SS. As the second topic, it is shown that such an eigenfunction is spin singlet and spatially extends isotopically, and further that the mean distance of two electrons which consists of the above eigenfunction is in a good agreement with Pippard's coherence length. This means that maximum geminal of the RDM2 of the BCS-SS can be regarded as the Cooper pair itself which are condensed to the same energy level in a number of O(N).

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.2107.06486

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