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- W2273156296 abstract "We present a simple phenomenological scaling theory for the pairing instability of a quantum critical metal. It can be viewed as a minimal generalization of the classical Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory of superconductivity (SC) for normal Fermi-liquid metals. We assume that attractive interactions are induced in the fermion system by an external ``bosonic glue'' that is strongly retarded. Resting on the small Migdal parameter, all the required information from the fermion system needed to address the superconductivity enters through the pairing susceptibility. Asserting that the normal state is a strongly interacting quantum critical state of fermions, the form of this susceptibility is governed by conformal invariance and one only has the scaling dimension of the pair operator as free parameter. Within this scaling framework, conventional BCS theory appears as the ``marginal'' case but it is now easily generalized to the (ir)relevant scaling regimes. In the relevant regime an algebraic singularity takes over from the BCS logarithm with the obvious effect that the pairing instability becomes stronger. However, it is more surprising that this effect is strongest for small couplings and small Migdal parameters, highlighting an unanticipated important role of retardation. Using exact forms for the finite-temperature pair susceptibility from $1+1text{D}$ conformal field theory as models, we study the transition temperatures, finding that the gap to transition temperature ratios is generically large compared to the BCS case, showing, however, an opposite trend as a function of the coupling strength compared to the conventional Migdal-Eliashberg theory. We show that our scaling theory naturally produces the superconducting ``domes'' surrounding the quantum critical points (QCPs), even when the coupling to the glue itself is not changing at all. We argue that hidden relations will exist between the location of the crossover lines to the Fermi liquids away from the quantum critical points and the detailed form of the dome when the glue strength is independent of the zero-temperature control parameter. Finally, we discuss the behavior of the orbital-limited upper critical magnetic field as a function of the zero-temperature coupling constant. Compared to the variation in the transition temperature, the critical field might show a much stronger variation pending the value of the dynamical critical exponent." @default.
- W2273156296 created "2016-06-24" @default.
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- W2273156296 date "2009-11-30" @default.
- W2273156296 modified "2023-10-14" @default.
- W2273156296 title "BCS superconductivity in quantum critical metals" @default.
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