A Diagrammer's Note on Superconducting Fluctuation Transport for Beginners: I. Conductivity and Thermopower

2011/12/07 by Osamu Narikiyo, Narikiyo, Osamu
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #cond-mat.supr-con

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1112.1513

In v3 two sections have been added: 17. Remarks on Heat Current, 18. Gauge Theory of Heat

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Abstract

A diagrammatic approach based on thermal Green function to superconducting fluctuation transport is reviewed keeping consistency with Ginzburg-Landau theory. The correct expression of the heat current vertex for Cooper pairs is clarified via Jonson-Mahan formula and Ward identities.

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