Model of Cooper pairs: coupling of electrons

[billabon7]

with which program did you made this animation?

[SashaBeliy]

Does such a phenomena happen only in PAIRS? Or could there be more that two electrons implicated?

[BlackGypoMagic]

@SashaBeliy its called a cooper PAIR for a reason

[SashaBeliy]

@BlackGypoMagic Well thank you for that completely pointless and empty piece of information. Next time you want to feel smart or clever, try being quiet; because nobody will actually understand your "intelligence." There is also no need to answer this, I won't respond. Anyone actually have an answer on whether or not the depression created by one electron can be benefited by another pair?

[10Kernel01]

@SashaBeliy The reason they form in pairs is that the electrons become spin- and momentum- entangled. The entanglement means that the overall spin of the pair is integer, hence it behaves "like" a boson. The Cooper pairs can then condense into a state that is, in many respects, like a Bose-Einstein Condensate. Strictly speaking, you can find any even number of electrons in a Cooper pair state, so your question is a good one and deserves a good answer.

[10Kernel01]

@10Kernel01 Sorry, just to clarify a point: you can't really describe the state of the Cooper pairs individually because they condense. The Cooper pairs form a state that can't legitimately be described as a collection of Cooper pairs. Entanglement abounds.