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Spatial Structure of the Cooper Pair
Alan M. Kadin
The Cooper pair is generally analyzed in momentum space, but its real-space structure also follows directly from the BCS theory. It is shown here that this leads to a spherically s…
Circular Polarization and Quantum Spin: A Unified Real-Space Picture of Photons and Electrons
Alan M. Kadin
A classical circularly polarized electromagnetic wave carries angular momentum, and represents the classical limit of a photon, which carries quantized spin. It is shown that a ver…
Universal Minimum Heat Leak on Low-Temperature Metallic Electrical Leads
Alan M. Kadin
Low-temperature electronic systems require electrical leads which have low electrical resistance to provide bias current I without excessive voltage drop V. But proper cryogenic de…
Spin as the Basis for Quantum Mechanics: A New Semiclassical Model for Electron Spin
Alan M. Kadin
A simple real-space model for the free-electron wavefunction with spin is proposed, based on coherent vortices on the scale of h/mc, rotating at mc^2/h. This reproduces the proper…
Quantum Mechanics without Complex Numbers: A Simple Model for the Electron Wavefunction Including Spin
Alan M. Kadin
A simple real-space model for the electron wavefunction is suggested, based on a transverse wave with helicity, rotating at mc^2/h. The mapping of the real two-dimensional vector p…