Fermi Gas with 4-Fermion BCS-type Interaction

• Authors: J. Maćkowiak , P. Tarasewicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A gas of spin 1/2 fermions with an interaction V + W = - Σ_{k,k'}g_{kk'}b*_{k} b*_{-k}b_{k'}b_{-k'} + Σ_{k} γ_{k}b*_{k}b_{k}, where b_{k}=a_{k+}a_{k-} and a_{kσ},a*_{k'σ'} satisfy Fermi anticommutation relations, is investigated. The trial ground state |G〉 is similar in form to the BCS ground state, with b*_{k} b*_{-k} replacing a*_{k+} a*_{-k-}, but because the excitation energies are not simply additive, the trial density matrix \rho_0 differs from the BCS one. The expectation values 〈G|H|G〉 and Tr(Hρ_{0}) are minimized, revealing the presence of a second-order phase transition, with T_{c} > T_{c(BCS)} for appropriately adjusted γ_{k}. It is shown that the minimization procedure applied leads to an expression for the free energy density of H, which is asymptotically exact in the infinite-volume limit. Comparison with experimental data on high-temperature superconductors is made and for a particular choice of \gamma_k qualitative agreement is found with the temperature dependence of the order parameter of the BSCCO superconductor.

Keywords

EN

74.20.-z; 74.20.Fg

Discipline

• 74.20.Fg: BCS theory and its development
• 74.20.-z: Theories and models of superconducting state

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1998
• Volume: 93
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 659-675

Dates

published

1998-04

received

1997-09-02

Contributors

author

J. Maćkowiak

• Institute of Physics, N. Copernicus University, Grudziądzka 5/7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

author

P. Tarasewicz

• Institute of Physics, N. Copernicus University, Grudziądzka 5/7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.93.659