Carsten Timm: Theory of superconductivity
Carsten Timm: Theory of superconductivity
Carsten Timm: Theory of superconductivity
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We note the identity<br />
g n (y) =<br />
∞∑<br />
k=1<br />
y k<br />
k n , (3.16)<br />
which implies<br />
g n (0) = 0, (3.17)<br />
∞∑ 1<br />
g n (1) = = ζ(n)<br />
kn for n > 1 (3.18)<br />
k=1<br />
with the Riemann zeta function ζ(x). Furthermore, g n (y) increases monotonically in y for y ∈ [0, 1[.<br />
g n ( y)<br />
g<br />
3/2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
g<br />
g<br />
5/2<br />
oo<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0.5<br />
1<br />
y<br />
We now have to eliminate the fugacity y from Eqs. (3.14) and (3.15) to obtain Z as a function <strong>of</strong> the particle<br />
number N. In Eq. (3.14), the first term is the number <strong>of</strong> particles in excited states (ϵ k > 0), whereas the second<br />
term is the number <strong>of</strong> particles in the ground state. We consider two cases: If y is not very close to unity<br />
(specifically, if 1 − y ≫ λ 3 /V ), N 0 = y/(1 − y) is on the order <strong>of</strong> unity, whereas N ϵ is an extensive quantity. Thus<br />
N 0 can be neglected and we get<br />
N ∼ = N ϵ = V λ 3 g 3/2(y). (3.19)<br />
Since g 3/2 ≤ ζ(3/2) ≈ 2.612, this equation can only be solved for the fugacity y if the concentration satisfies<br />
To have 1 − y ≫ λ 3 /V in the thermodynamic limit we require, more strictly,<br />
N<br />
V ≤ ζ(3/2)<br />
λ 3 . (3.20)<br />
N<br />
V < ζ(3/2)<br />
λ 3 . (3.21)<br />
Note that λ 3 ∝ T −3/2 increases with decreasing temperature. Hence, at a critical temperature T c , the inequality<br />
is no longer fulfilled. From<br />
N ! ζ(3/2)<br />
=<br />
V<br />
( ) 3/2<br />
(3.22)<br />
h 2<br />
2πmk B T c<br />
we obtain<br />
k B T c =<br />
1 h 2 ( ) 2/3 N<br />
. (3.23)<br />
[ζ(3/2)] 2/3 2πm V<br />
If, on the other hand, y is very close to unity, N 0 cannot be neglected. Also, in this case we find<br />
N ϵ = V λ 3 g 3/2(y) = V λ 3 g 3/2(1 − O(λ 3 /V )), (3.24)<br />
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