Monday, 6 April 2015

What does "particle number conservation" mean in condensed matter physics?


What exactly does it imply about a condensed matter system to have particle number conserved or not conserved?


For example, why does the superconducting phase break particle number conservation while the insulating phase does not? What exactly brings about the breaking of this conservation?




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