 Solution

A bosonic coherent state obeys $a|\alpha ⟩=\alpha |\alpha ⟩$ and has expansion $e^{-|\alpha {|}^2/2}{\sum }_n{\alpha }^n|n⟩/\sqrt{n!}$. Its occupation is Poisson distributed, with mean and variance $|\alpha {|}^2$. Its nonzero field amplitude makes phase coherence natural, although physically observable phase comparisons require a reference.

For paired fermions, the corresponding Cooper-pair pseudospin coherent state isIt coherently superposes empty and occupied pair states and has an anomalous average $⟨c_{-\mathbf{k}\downarrow }{c}_{\mathbf{k}\uparrow }⟩\ne 0$. It is not an ordinary complex-eigenvalue coherent state of a single fermion annihilation operator. The broken-symmetry state has indefinite particle number; number projection can restore a fixed-number description without discarding the underlying pairing correlations.

Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory approximates a two-body interaction using both the normal density ${\rho }_{ij}=⟨c_j^{†}{c}_i⟩$ and anomalous pairing tensor ${\kappa }_{ij}=⟨c_j{c}_i⟩$. Direct and exchange contractions determine a normal one-particle field, while anomalous contractions determine the pair potential. The resulting quadratic Hamiltonian is diagonalized by a fermionic Bogoliubov transformation. In a homogeneous singlet case its Nambu block isThe fields are determined self-consistently, rather than selected independently of the quasiparticle state. For example,together with the particle-number equation. The pairing field extends ordinary Hartree-Fock theory to states with pair correlations. This mean-field treatment omits fluctuations beyond its self-consistent quadratic description.

For bosons, write the field as a coherent condensate plus fluctuations, $\hat{\psi }=\varphi +\delta \hat{\psi }$. The same normal/anomalous strategy retains $\tilde{n}=⟨\delta {\hat{\psi }}^{†}\delta \hat{\psi }⟩$ and $\tilde{m}=⟨\delta \hat{\psi }\delta \hat{\psi }⟩$, with a bosonic, commutation-preserving Bogoliubov transformation. In the leading weakly depleted contact-gas limit, the condensate density $n_0$ and effective coupling $g>0$ give $E_k=\sqrt{{ϵ}_k({ϵ}_k+2g{n}_0)}$, with ${ϵ}_k={\hslash }^2{k}^2/(2m)$. This Bogoliubov theory connects low-momentum sound to high-momentum particle excitations. More elaborate self-consistent truncations must respect the symmetry constraints needed for a gapless condensate mode.