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A mathematical proof that the transition to a superconducting state is a second-order phase transition. (English) Zbl 1178.82093

There are studied both the gap function and the thermodynamical potential in the BCS-Bogolyubov theory of superconductors. The gap equation is simplified and it does depend only on the temperature. It is pointed out in the paper that the transition from a normal state to a superconducting state is a second-phase transition. The author also establishes that there is a unique \(C^2\) solution on the interval \([0,T_c]\) to the gap equation and there are established further properties of the gap function.

MSC:

82D55 Statistical mechanics of superconductors
45G10 Other nonlinear integral equations
82C26 Dynamic and nonequilibrium phase transitions (general) in statistical mechanics
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