B2.20
Part II, 2001
In a superconductor, there are superconducting charge carriers with number density , mass and charge . Starting from the quantum mechanical wavefunction (with real and ), construct a formula for the electric current and explain carefully why your result is gauge invariant.
Now show that inside a superconductor a static magnetic field obeys the equation
A superconductor occupies the region , while for there is a vacuum with a constant magnetic field in the direction. Show that the magnetic field cannot penetrate deep into the superconductor.