The Solitary Wave Model of Superconductivity

Abstract

In metals and compounds there exist small regions in which the phases of electron-pair waves are coherent. These regions are called superconducting domains (SD). At temperatures lower than T c , these regions connect with each other and form a superconductor. The electron-pairs are partially bound pairs formed by electromagnetic interactions. Coherence gives rise to solitary waves and the Josephson effect. Ideal conductivity and the Meissner effect follow from these. The different effects of lattice vibrations on low and high-T c superconductors are explained as well.