Cooper discovered that electrons in a superconductor are grouped in pairs (Cooper pairs) and that the motions of all the pairs within a single superconductor constitute a system that functions as a single entity.

• 柯柏发现,超导体中的电子都集结成对(柯柏对)。超导体中的全部柯柏对的运动都是相关的,它们形成一个电子系统,像一个整体般的起作用。