Abstract:
By the study of the spectrum of collective modes in a pure d-wave state and
in a mixed $d_{x^2-y^2}+id_{xy}$ state of high-temperature superconductors,
we show that in spite of the fact that spectra in both pure states
$d_{x^2-y^2}$ and $d_{xy}$ are identical, the spectrum in the mixture
$d_{x^2-y^2} + id_{xy}$ state turns out to be quite different from them.
Thus, the probe of the spectrum in ultrasound and/or microwave absorption
experiments could be used to distinguish a mixture of two $d$-wave states
from pure $d$-wave states.