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Geometric origin of supercurrents in Berry phase: Formula for computing currents from wavefunctions with correlation and particle number variation

Superconductivity 2025-02-25 v1

Abstract

The complexity of itinerant and many-body nature in Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) wavefunctions has traditionally led to the use of coarse-grained order parameters for describing currents in superconductors (SC), rather than directly utilizing wavefunctions. In this work, we introduce a phase-based formula that enables the direct computation of currents from microscopic wavefunctions, accounting for correlation and particle number variations. Interestingly, the formulation draws parallels with insulators, suggesting a unified framework for understanding (intra-band) charge transport across two extremes of conductivity. A group velocity current Jband1kE(k)J_{band}{\propto}\frac{1}{\hbar}{\partial}_kE(k) is derived from Berry phase, independent of wave package dynamics, robust against correlation. Additionally, we identify a correlation-driven contribution, JcorrJ_{corr}, which reveals that the pairing correlations ckck{\langle}c_kc_{-k}{\rangle} among dancing partners provide a current component beyond the velocity operator.

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@article{arxiv.2502.16258,
  title  = {Geometric origin of supercurrents in Berry phase: Formula for computing currents from wavefunctions with correlation and particle number variation},
  author = {B. Q. Song and J. D. H. Smith and J. Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.16258},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

8 pages, 2 figures

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