English Explanatory Dictionary

Cooper pair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pair of electrons (or other fermions), of opposite spin, whose theorised behaviour is the basis of the BCS theory of superconductivity.

Word forms

Cooper pair Cooper pairs

Etymology

Named after American physicist Leon Neil Cooper.

Synonyms

BCS pair Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer pair
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