In order to obtain information about the internal structure of fluctuating Cooper pairs in the pseudogap state and below the
transition temperature of high T
c superconductors, we solve
the Bethe-Salpeter equation for the two-electron propagator in order to calculate a “pair structure function”
gP(P,\pmbr)g_{P}({\mathbf{P}},\pmb{\rho})
that depends on the internal distance
\pmbr\pmb{\rho}
between the partners and on the center of mass momentum P of the pair. We use an attractive Hubbard model with a local potential
for s-wave and a separable potential for d-wave symmetry. The amplitude of g
P for small ρ depends on temperature, chemical potential and interaction symmetry, but the ρ dependence itself is rather insensitive
to the interaction strength. Asymptotically g
P decreases as an inverse power of ρ for weak coupling, but exponentially when a pseudogap develops for stronger interaction.
Some possibilities of observing the pair structure experimentally are mentioned.
PACS. 74.20.Fg BCS theory and its development - 74.20.Rp Pairing symmetries (other than s-wave)