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General pairing mechanisms in the BCS-theory of superconductivity

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Starting from the linearized BdG-equation we make the simple observation that pairing can occur between particles with total momenta different from zero, e.g., with equal momentum and opposite spin, in cases of an effective interaction acting in the center-of-mass coordinates.

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  1. Mathematisches Institut, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Christian Hainzl

  2. School of Mathematics, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA

    Michael Loss

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Hainzl, C., Loss, M. General pairing mechanisms in the BCS-theory of superconductivity. Eur. Phys. J. B 90, 82 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2017-70318-3

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