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Random-Phase Approximation in the Theory of Superconductivity

Anderson, P. W.·1958·Physical Review
DOI 10.1103/physrev.112.1900
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A generalization of the random-phase approximation of the theory of Coulomb correlation energy is applied to the theory of superconductivity. With no further approximations it is shown that most of the elementary excitations have the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer energy gap spectrum, but that there are collective excitations also. The most important of these are the longitudinal waves which have a velocity ${v}_{F}{{\frac{1}{3}[1\ensuremath{-}4N(0)|V|]}}^{\frac{1}{2}}$ in the neutral Fermi gas, and are essentially unperturbed plasma oscillations in the charged case. Other collective excitations resembling higher bound pair states may or may not exist but do not seriously affect the energy gap. The theory obeys the sum rules and is gauge invariant to an adequate degree throughout.

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Authors
Anderson, P. W.
Venue
Physical Review
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Published
1958-12-15
Volume
112
Issue
6
Pages
1900-1916
ISSN
0031-899X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1103/physrev.112.1900
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W2015686922
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1,381
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journal article
Language
en
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