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Origins of the Theory of Superconductivity
Leon N Cooper
University of Illinois October 10, 2007
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The Simple Facts of Superconductivity (as of 1955)
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In 1911, Kammerling Onnes found that the resistance of a mercury sample disappeared suddenly below a critical temperature
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In 1911, Kammerling Onnes found that the resistance of a mercury sample disappeared suddenly below a critical temperature
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In 1911, Kammerling Onnes found that the resistance of a mercury sample disappeared suddenly below a critical temperature
T
RR
n
Tc
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Soon afterwards, Onnes discovered that relatively small magnetic fields destroy superconductivity and that the critical magnetic field is a function of temperature.
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Soon afterwards, Onnes discovered that relatively small magnetic fields destroy superconductivity and that the critical magnetic field is a function of temperature.
H
TcT
Hc
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In 1933 Meissner and Ochsenfeld discovered what has come to be known as the Meissner effect: below the critical temperature, the magnetic field is expelled from the interior of the superconductor.
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In 1933 Meissner and Ochsenfeld discovered what has come to be known as the Meissner effect: below the critical temperature, the magnetic field is expelled from the interior of the superconductor.
T > Tc
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In 1933 Meissner and Ochsenfeld discovered what has come to be known as the Meissner effect: below the critical temperature, the magnetic field is expelled from the interior of the superconductor.
T > Tc T < T
c
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Further, the electronic specific heat increases discontinuously at Tc and vanishes exponentially near T=0.
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Further, the electronic specific heat increases discontinuously at Tc and vanishes exponentially near T=0.
TcT
Cv
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Further, the electronic specific heat increases discontinuously at Tc and vanishes exponentially near T=0.
This and other evidence, indicates the existence of an energy gap in the single particle electronic energy spectrum.
TcT
Cv
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And it has been recently discovered that the transition temperature varies with the mass of the ionic lattice as
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And it has been recently discovered that the transition temperature varies with the mass of the ionic lattice as
constant M Tc=
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This is known as the isotope effect and indicates that the electron-phonon interaction is implicated in the transition into the superconducting state.
And it has been recently discovered that the transition temperature varies with the mass of the ionic lattice as
constant M Tc=
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Discussing these same phenomena today we would be obligated to say that
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Discussing these same phenomena today we would be obligated to say that
Superconductors show no d.c. resistance except in certain instances when they do.
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Discussing these same phenomena today we would be obligated to say that
Superconductors show no d.c. resistance except in certain instances when they do.
Type I superconductors show a Meissner effect, while type II superconductors do not.
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Discussing these same phenomena today we would be obligated to say that
Superconductors show no d.c. resistance except in certain instances when they do.
Type I superconductors show a Meissner effect, while type II superconductors do not.
Some superconductors show a specific heat curve such as the one above, while others do not.
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Discussing these same phenomena today we would be obligated to say that
Superconductors show no d.c. resistance except in certain instances when they do.
Type I superconductors show a Meissner effect, while type II superconductors do not.
Some superconductors show a specific heat curve such as the one above, while others do not.
Some superconductors seem to have no energy gap and others show no isotope effect.
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Yet the 1955 simple facts of superconductivity capture the great qualitative change that occurs in the transition to the superconducting state.
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Yet the 1955 simple facts of superconductivity capture the great qualitative change that occurs in the transition to the superconducting state.
By focusing our attention on them we were able to construct a theory of superconductivity.
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The Sommerfeld-Bloch individual particle model (refined as Landau’s Fermi liquid theory) gives a fairly good description of normal metals but no hint of superconductivity.
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The Sommerfeld-Bloch individual particle model (refined as Landau’s Fermi liquid theory) gives a fairly good description of normal metals but no hint of superconductivity.
EF 5eV
kF108 cm−1
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The Sommerfeld-Bloch individual particle model (refined as Landau’s Fermi liquid theory) gives a fairly good description of normal metals but no hint of superconductivity.
The normal ground state wavefunction is a filled Fermi sphere for both spin directions.
EF 5eV
kF108 cm−1
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Superconductivity was thought to occur due to an interaction between electrons.
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Electrons interact with each other due to the Coulomb force; this contributes an average energy of 1eV/atom.
Superconductivity was thought to occur due to an interaction between electrons.
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Electrons interact with each other due to the Coulomb force; this contributes an average energy of 1eV/atom.
The average energy in the superconducting transition may be estimated from Tc as 10-8 eV/atom.
Superconductivity was thought to occur due to an interaction between electrons.
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Electrons interact with each other due to the Coulomb force; this contributes an average energy of 1eV/atom.
The average energy in the superconducting transition may be estimated from Tc as 10-8 eV/atom.
Thus, the qualitative changes that occur at the transition temperature involve an energy change orders of magnitude smaller than the Coulomb energy.
Superconductivity was thought to occur due to an interaction between electrons.
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Electrons interact with each other due to the Coulomb force; this contributes an average energy of 1eV/atom.
The average energy in the superconducting transition may be estimated from Tc as 10-8 eV/atom.
Thus, the qualitative changes that occur at the transition temperature involve an energy change orders of magnitude smaller than the Coulomb energy.
This huge energy difference contributed to the great difficulty of the problem.
Superconductivity was thought to occur due to an interaction between electrons.
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But the Coulomb interaction is present in every metal; some of them are superconductors, and some are not, so one is led to guess that this interaction,even with its large energy, is somehow irrelevant.
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But the Coulomb interaction is present in every metal; some of them are superconductors, and some are not, so one is led to guess that this interaction,even with its large energy, is somehow irrelevant.
After the work of Fröhlich, Bardeen and Pines the interaction that produces superconductivity was believed to arise due to phonon exchange which, under some conditions, would be an attractive interaction between electrons near the Fermi surface.
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Normally phonons produce resistance
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Normally phonons produce resistance
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But the exchange of phonons can produce an interaction between electrons:
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But the exchange of phonons can produce an interaction between electrons:
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This interaction is attractive in a small region near the Fermi surface and may in some cases dominate the repulsive Coulomb interaction.
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This interaction is attractive in a small region near the Fermi surface and may in some cases dominate the repulsive Coulomb interaction.
attractiveinteraction
region
kF
2ω
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The density of states of one spin at the Fermi
surface, N(0)
1022 levels
eV cm3
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If there is an attractive interaction between electrons a very large number of these states interact with each other.
The density of states of one spin at the Fermi
surface, N(0)
1022 levels
eV cm3
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If there is an attractive interaction between electrons a very large number of these states interact with each other.
The system is very degenerate.
The density of states of one spin at the Fermi
surface, N(0)
1022 levels
eV cm3
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The problem becomes how to diagonalize such a highly degenerate matrix.
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The problem becomes how to diagonalize such a highly degenerate matrix.
Degenerate matrices have some very surprising properties.
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The problem becomes how to diagonalize such a highly degenerate matrix.
Degenerate matrices have some very surprising properties.
Coherent superpositions of the original states, that are separated from them by a volume independent energy gap, can appear.
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In the many electron system one can pick out highly degenerate submatrices in which a pair of electrons scatter near the Fermi surface.
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In the many electron system one can pick out highly degenerate submatrices in which a pair of electrons scatter near the Fermi surface.
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In the many electron system one can pick out highly degenerate submatrices in which a pair of electrons scatter near the Fermi surface.
Every such singlet spin zero-momentum pair state can scatter to every other.
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Diagonalizing one such pair submatrix gives the surprising result
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Diagonalizing one such pair submatrix gives the surprising result
E
2EF 2(E
F+ ω )
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Diagonalizing one such pair submatrix gives the surprising result
A single state, which is a coherent superposition of the original states, is separated from the rest by a volume independent energy gap.
E
2EF 2(E
F+ ω )
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Diagonalizing one such pair submatrix gives the surprising result
A single state, which is a coherent superposition of the original states, is separated from the rest by a volume independent energy gap.
E
2EF 2(E
F+ ω )
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Allow me to show you a page from my notes of that period with the pair solutions as they first appeared to me.
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Allow me to show you a page from my notes of that period with the pair solutions as they first appeared to me.
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Allow me to show you a page from my notes of that period with the pair solutions as they first appeared to me.
The last crossing on the left is the coherent state.
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Allow me to show you a page from my notes of that period with the pair solutions as they first appeared to me.
The last crossing on the left is the coherent state.
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It is split from the continuum by a volume independent energy gap, displaying, the now well-known, essential singularity in the coupling constant.
Allow me to show you a page from my notes of that period with the pair solutions as they first appeared to me.
The last crossing on the left is the coherent state.
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E − 2EF= −2ω
e2
N(0)V −1
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In the weak coupling limitthis becomes
N(0)V <<1
E − 2EF= −2ω
e2
N(0)V −1
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In the weak coupling limitthis becomes
N(0)V <<1
E − 2EF= −2ω
e2
N(0)V −1
E − 2EF −2(ω )e
− 2N(0)V
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The energy of a ground state composed of such “bound” pair states would be proportional to and therefore inversely proportional to the isotopic mass as expected.
(ω )2
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In addition, the exponential factor seemed to give a natural explanation of why the transition energy into the superconducting state is so small.
The energy of a ground state composed of such “bound” pair states would be proportional to and therefore inversely proportional to the isotopic mass as expected.
(ω )2
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However in the actual situation the pairs overlap.
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However in the actual situation the pairs overlap.
One can estimate that to pairs occupy the same volume.
106 107
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However in the actual situation the pairs overlap.
BCS solves this problem by introducing a wave function that satisfies the Pauli exclusion principle and that contains the many overlapping non-interacting pairs.
One can estimate that to pairs occupy the same volume.
106 107
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The ground state wave function of the BCS superconductor is a linear superposition of states in which pairs are occupied or unoccupied. (k ↑ −k ↓)
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The ground state wave function of the BCS superconductor is a linear superposition of states in which pairs are occupied or unoccupied. (k ↑ −k ↓)
k ↑
−k ↓
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The BCS ground state wave function can also be regarded as the anti-symmetrized product of single pair wave functions of the form χ↑↓(r
1− r
2)
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The BCS ground state wave function can also be regarded as the anti-symmetrized product of single pair wave functions of the form χ↑↓(r
1− r
2)
ψ 0= A[χ↑↓(r
1− r
2)χ↑↓(r
3− r
4)...χ↑↓(r
N−1 − rN
)]
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The BCS ground state wave function can also be regarded as the anti-symmetrized product of single pair wave functions of the form χ↑↓(r
1− r
2)
ψ 0= A[χ↑↓(r
1− r
2)χ↑↓(r
3− r
4)...χ↑↓(r
N−1 − rN
)]
Typically the pair function, , extends cm; this has come to be called off- diagonal long range order.
χ↑↓(r )
10−4
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The BCS pairing Hamiltonian is composed of a kinetic energy term and an interaction term in which any occupied pair can scatter into any available pair state.
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The BCS pairing Hamiltonian is composed of a kinetic energy term and an interaction term in which any occupied pair can scatter into any available pair state.
The ground state is obtained by finding the pair function that minimizes the energy of the pairing Hamiltonian.
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The BCS pairing Hamiltonian is composed of a kinetic energy term and an interaction term in which any occupied pair can scatter into any available pair state.
The ground state is obtained by finding the pair function that minimizes the energy of the pairing Hamiltonian.
ψ 0H
pairingψ
0
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The energy difference between the the superconducting and the normal state is
Wn−W
s= 2N(0)(ω )2
e2
N(0)V −1
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The energy difference between the the superconducting and the normal state is
Wn−W
s= 2N(0)(ω )2
e2
N(0)V −1
In the weak coupling limit, this becomes
Wn−W
s= 2N(0)(ω )2e
−2N(0)V
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The energy difference between the the superconducting and the normal state is
Wn−W
s= 2N(0)(ω )2
e2
N(0)V −1
In the weak coupling limit, this becomes
Wn−W
s= 2N(0)(ω )2e
−2N(0)V
The energy gap is
Δ = 2(ω )e− 1
N(0)V
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The idealized BCS theory reproduces the “simple” facts of superconductivity:
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The idealized BCS theory reproduces the “simple” facts of superconductivity:
Zero resistivity
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The idealized BCS theory reproduces the “simple” facts of superconductivity:
Meissner effect
Zero resistivity
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The idealized BCS theory reproduces the “simple” facts of superconductivity:
Meissner effect
Specific heat
Zero resistivity
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The idealized BCS theory reproduces the “simple” facts of superconductivity:
Meissner effect
Specific heat
Isotope effect
Zero resistivity
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The idealized BCS theory reproduces the “simple” facts of superconductivity:
Meissner effect
Specific heat
Isotope effect
The energy gap
Zero resistivity
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But, in addition, there are new, subtle and surprising effects.
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But, in addition, there are new, subtle and surprising effects.
In calculating matrix elements of interactions that involve operators such as
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But, in addition, there are new, subtle and surprising effects.
In calculating matrix elements of interactions that involve operators such as
B = B
k ′kk ′k∑ (c ′k ↑
* ck↑ ± c− ′k ↑
* c−k↑ )
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But, in addition, there are new, subtle and surprising effects.
In calculating matrix elements of interactions that involve operators such as
the initial and final states are connected in a new and unexpected way:
B = B
k ′kk ′k∑ (c ′k ↑
* ck↑ ± c− ′k ↑
* c−k↑ )
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The initial and final states are connected by .
c ′k ↑* c
k↑
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The initial and final states are connected by .
c ′k ↑* c
k↑
initial state
final state
c ′k ↑* c
k↑
k
′k
k
′k
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The initial and final states are connected by .
c ′k ↑* c
k↑
initial state
final state
c ′k ↑* c
k↑
k
′k
k
′k
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They are also connected by . c− ′k ↓
* c−k↓
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They are also connected by . c− ′k ↓
* c−k↓
initial state
final state k
′k
k
′k
c− ′k ↓
* c−k↓
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They are also connected by . c− ′k ↓
* c−k↓
initial state
final state k
′k
k
′k
c− ′k ↓
* c−k↓
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These occur in calculations of the interaction of superconductors with the electromagnetic field or with phonons:
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These occur in calculations of the interaction of superconductors with the electromagnetic field or with phonons:
Meissner effect
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These occur in calculations of the interaction of superconductors with the electromagnetic field or with phonons:
Meissner effect
Ultrasonic attenuation
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These occur in calculations of the interaction of superconductors with the electromagnetic field or with phonons:
Meissner effect
Ultrasonic attenuation
Nuclear spin relaxation
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Some of the calculations can become very complex.
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Some of the calculations can become very complex.
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The superposition of these two amplitudes results in strikingly different behavior for interactions depending on how they transform under time reversal.
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In time reversal the coordinates transform as
x → x
y → y
z → z
t → −t
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In time reversal the coordinates transform as
x → x
y → y
z → z
t → −t
while various operators transform as
j(r, t)→ − j(r,−t)
ρ(r, t)→ +ρ(r,−t)
σz(t)→ −σ
z(−t)
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Ultrasonic attenuation involves ρ
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Ultrasonic attenuation involves ρ
Nuclear spin relaxation involves σ
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Ultrasonic attenuation, as a function of temperature, falls off very rapidly across the superconducting transition.
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Ultrasonic attenuation, as a function of temperature, falls off very rapidly across the superconducting transition.
Morse and Bohm (1957)
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In contrast, the nuclear spin relaxation rate increases across the transition temperature.
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In contrast, the nuclear spin relaxation rate increases across the transition temperature.
The circles are the experimental data of Hebel and Slichter (1959), the crosses data of Redfield and Anderson (1959).
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Comparison with the BCS theory
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Comparison with the BCS theory
Data from Morse and Bohm (1957)
Ultrasonic Attenuation
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Comparison with the BCS theory
The circles are the experimental data of Hebel and Slichter (1959), the crosses data of Redfield and Anderson (1959).
Nuclear Spin Relaxation
Data from Morse and Bohm (1957)
Ultrasonic Attenuation
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“...such a striking phenomenon as superconductivity [was] ... nothing more exciting than a footling small interaction between atoms and lattice vibrations.”
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Since 1957 the situation has become richer and much more complex.
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Since 1957 the situation has become richer and much more complex.
There have been many new discoveries as well as a myriad of practical applications.
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Since 1957 the situation has become richer and much more complex.
There have been many new discoveries as well as a myriad of practical applications.
I can mention just a few:
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The BCS theory has had a profound effect on other areas of physics.
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The BCS theory has had a profound effect on other areas of physics.
Pairing in:
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The BCS theory has had a profound effect on other areas of physics.
Pairing in:
Nucleii
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The BCS theory has had a profound effect on other areas of physics.
Pairing in:
Nucleii
Neutron stars
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The BCS theory has had a profound effect on other areas of physics.
Pairing in:
Nucleii
Neutron stars
Helium 3
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The BCS theory has had a profound effect on other areas of physics.
Pairing in:
Nucleii
Neutron stars
Helium 3
Color superconductivity in dense quark matter
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Transition Between Bose Einstein and BCS Condensation
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The interaction between Fermions in Bose-Einstein condensates can be varied, using the Feshbach resonance, changing the range of the pair wave function
Transition Between Bose Einstein and BCS Condensation
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The interaction between Fermions in Bose-Einstein condensates can be varied, using the Feshbach resonance, changing the range of the pair wave function
Transition Between Bose Einstein and BCS Condensation
χ↑↓(r1− r
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The interaction between Fermions in Bose-Einstein condensates can be varied, using the Feshbach resonance, changing the range of the pair wave function
so that a transition between a Bose Einstein and a BCS condensation can be seen.
Transition Between Bose Einstein and BCS Condensation
χ↑↓(r1− r
2)
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The broken symmetry displayed by the BCS pair function (the order parameter of the Ginsburg- Landau theory)
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The broken symmetry displayed by the BCS pair function (the order parameter of the Ginsburg- Landau theory)
0 ψ↓(r )ψ↑(r ) 0 ≠ 0
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The broken symmetry displayed by the BCS pair function (the order parameter of the Ginsburg- Landau theory)
is the model for the Higgs field broken symmetry of the standard model of elementary particles and fields
0 ψ↓(r )ψ↑(r ) 0 ≠ 0
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The broken symmetry displayed by the BCS pair function (the order parameter of the Ginsburg- Landau theory)
is the model for the Higgs field broken symmetry of the standard model of elementary particles and fields
0 ψ↓(r )ψ↑(r ) 0 ≠ 0
0 φ(x ) 0 ≠ 0
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Type ll Superconductors
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Type ll Superconductors
In some situations, it is energetically favorable for a magnetic field to partially penetrate a superconductor breaking it up into many superconducting and normal regions.
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Type ll Superconductors
In some situations, it is energetically favorable for a magnetic field to partially penetrate a superconductor breaking it up into many superconducting and normal regions.
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Type ll superconductors have been developed that can carry high currents as well as sustain very large magnetic fields.
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Type ll superconductors have been developed that can carry high currents as well as sustain very large magnetic fields.
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Type ll superconductors have been developed that can carry high currents as well as sustain very large magnetic fields.
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Some commonly used materials for both civilian and military applications are niobium-tin and niobium-titanium. Niobium-titanium is often chosen because of its superior mechanical properties. It has a critical magnetic field of 15 Tesla and a critical temperature of 10 K.
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Among the many applications:
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Among the many applications:
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Japanese superconducting magnetically levitated train
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Superconducting magnet used to detonate mines
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Many other military and civilian applications are either contemplated or in use:
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Many other military and civilian applications are either contemplated or in use:
High energy accelerators and detectors
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Many other military and civilian applications are either contemplated or in use:
High energy accelerators and detectors
Magnetic energy power storage
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Many other military and civilian applications are either contemplated or in use:
High energy accelerators and detectors
Magnetic energy power storage
Toroidal fusion reactors
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Many other military and civilian applications are either contemplated or in use:
High energy accelerators and detectors
Magnetic energy power storage
Toroidal fusion reactors
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Many other military and civilian applications are either contemplated or in use:
High energy accelerators and detectors
Magnetic energy power storage
Toroidal fusion reactors
.
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Superconductor Electronics
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Josephson Junctions
Superconductor Electronics
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Josephson Junctions
Superconductor Electronics
1 2
superconductors
barrier
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Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDS)
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Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDS)
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Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDS)
Very sensitive measurement of magnetic fields
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Numerous civilian and military applications
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Numerous civilian and military applications
Submarine detection
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Numerous civilian and military applications
Submarine detection
Oil prospecting
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Numerous civilian and military applications
Submarine detection
Oil prospecting
Precision sensors in scientific experiments
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Numerous civilian and military applications
Submarine detection
Oil prospecting
Precision sensors in scientific experiments
Gravity waves
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Numerous civilian and military applications
Submarine detection
Oil prospecting
Precision sensors in scientific experiments
Gravity waves
Tests of General Relatvity
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Numerous civilian and military applications
Submarine detection
Oil prospecting
Precision sensors in scientific experiments
Gravity waves
Tests of General Relatvity
Medical diagnostics
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SQUID Superconducting Quantum Interference Device in a medical application
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SQUID Superconducting Quantum Interference Device in a medical application
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Quantum Computing
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Quantum Computing
Single pair box
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Quantum Computing
Single pair box
barrier
superconductingelectrodes
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Quantum Computing
Single pair box
The single pair box utilizes a Josephson junction between two superconducting electrodes. Pairs can tunnel coherently through such junctions. This may serve as a qubit.
barrier
superconductingelectrodes
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High Tc Superconductors
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High Tc Superconductors
These materials can be superconducting at liquid nitrogen temperatures making possible long distance transmission of electric power as well as all of the other applications we have discussed but at higher temperatures.
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High Tc Superconductors
These materials can be superconducting at liquid nitrogen temperatures making possible long distance transmission of electric power as well as all of the other applications we have discussed but at higher temperatures.
Nuclear electric power plants in remote areas.
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High Tc Superconductors
These materials can be superconducting at liquid nitrogen temperatures making possible long distance transmission of electric power as well as all of the other applications we have discussed but at higher temperatures.
Nuclear electric power plants in remote areas.
Hydrogen economy.
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Some of these applications we could foresee but most we could not.
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In doing fundamental science, perhaps, most important is what we cannot foresee.
Some of these applications we could foresee but most we could not.
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Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
Computers
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
Computers
Electronics
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
Computers
Electronics
Medical imaging
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
Computers
Electronics
Medical imaging
Laser surgery . . .
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
would be in a most primitive state, or non-existent, without the fundamental science of
Computers
Electronics
Medical imaging
Laser surgery . . .
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
would be in a most primitive state, or non-existent, without the fundamental science of
Computers
Electronics
Medical imaging
Laser surgery . . .
Maxwell,
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
would be in a most primitive state, or non-existent, without the fundamental science of
Computers
Electronics
Medical imaging
Laser surgery . . .
Lorentz, Maxwell,
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Communications
would be in a most primitive state, or non-existent, without the fundamental science of
Computers
Electronics
Medical imaging
Laser surgery . . .
Lorentz, Einstein,Maxwell,
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
would be in a most primitive state, or non-existent, without the fundamental science of
Computers
Electronics
Medical imaging
Laser surgery . . .
Lorentz, Einstein, Kammerling OnnesMaxwell,
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
would be in a most primitive state, or non-existent, without the fundamental science of
Computers
Electronics
Medical imaging
Laser surgery . . .
Lorentz, Einstein,Schrödinger,
Kammerling OnnesMaxwell,
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
would be in a most primitive state, or non-existent, without the fundamental science of
Computers
Electronics
Medical imaging
Laser surgery . . .
Lorentz, Einstein,Schrödinger, Heisenberg,
Kammerling OnnesMaxwell,
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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Communications
would be in a most primitive state, or non-existent, without the fundamental science of
Computers
Electronics
Medical imaging
Laser surgery . . .
Lorentz, Einstein,Schrödinger, Heisenberg, Dirac and many others.
Kammerling OnnesMaxwell,
Almost all of the technology we rely on for civilian and military use:
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It is widely appreciated that these technologies have enormous economic and social impact.
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It is widely appreciated that these technologies have enormous economic and social impact.
But their link to fundamental science is less well understood.
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It sometimes takes a long time to go from fundamental science to the technology it makes possible.
It is widely appreciated that these technologies have enormous economic and social impact.
But their link to fundamental science is less well understood.
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It sometimes takes a long time to go from fundamental science to the technology it makes possible.
It is widely appreciated that these technologies have enormous economic and social impact.
In addition....
But their link to fundamental science is less well understood.
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It is almost impossible to predict what technologies will flow from fundamental science.
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Maxwell, Lorentz, Einstein(Electromagnetic Theory)
It is almost impossible to predict what technologies will flow from fundamental science.
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Maxwell, Lorentz, Einstein(Electromagnetic Theory)
Communications
It is almost impossible to predict what technologies will flow from fundamental science.
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Kammerling Onnes(Superconductivity)
It is almost impossible to predict what technologies will flow from fundamental science.
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Kammerling Onnes(Superconductivity)
Mine detonator
It is almost impossible to predict what technologies will flow from fundamental science.
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Schrödinger, Heisenberg(Quantum Mechanics)
It is almost impossible to predict what technologies will flow from fundamental science.
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Schrödinger, Heisenberg(Quantum Mechanics)
Transistors,Computers
It is almost impossible to predict what technologies will flow from fundamental science.
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Townes(Millimeter Radiation)
It is almost impossible to predict what technologies will flow from fundamental science.
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Townes(Millimeter Radiation)
Laser Surgery
It is almost impossible to predict what technologies will flow from fundamental science.
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Bloch, Purcell(Solid-State Research)
It is almost impossible to predict what technologies will flow from fundamental science.
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Bloch, Purcell(Solid-State Research)
MRI
It is almost impossible to predict what technologies will flow from fundamental science.
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Premature targeted programs to obtain these technologies would have failed. Worse, resources would have been taken away from the scientists who in fact made them possible.
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Premature targeted programs to obtain these technologies would have failed. Worse, resources would have been taken away from the scientists who in fact made them possible.
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In 1887 Edward Bellamy wrote, with a certain optimism:
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In 1887 Edward Bellamy wrote, with a certain optimism:
If we could have devised an arrangement for providing everybody with music in their homes, perfect in quality, unlimited in quantity, suited to every mood, and beginning and ceasing at will,
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In 1887 Edward Bellamy wrote, with a certain optimism:
If we could have devised an arrangement for providing everybody with music in their homes, perfect in quality, unlimited in quantity, suited to every mood, and beginning and ceasing at will,
we should have considered the limit of human felicity already attained, and ceased to strive for further improvements.
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