The Nature of the Cooper Pair - University of Liverpool
The Nature of the Cooper Pair - University of Liverpool
The Nature of the Cooper Pair - University of Liverpool
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<strong>The</strong> product <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> waves sin(kr) and sin(k ′ r) would be<br />
oscillatory.<br />
If k and k ′ are not equal, <strong>the</strong>n it oscillates between plus and<br />
minus, and <strong>the</strong> integral may cancel to zero.<br />
If k and k ′ are nearly equal, <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> product is nearly always<br />
positive.<br />
This is likely to happen if, within <strong>the</strong> distance l, <strong>the</strong> two waves<br />
differ by less than half wavelength. This means<br />
or<br />
kl − k ′ l = π,<br />
k − k ′ = π/l.<br />
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