this is actually exactly the same question I was asking myself a while ago, and it took me quite some time to figure it out. What I ended up doing was: -diagonalise the BdG Hamiltonian in Mathematica -solve the expressions for the eigenvalues for $\kappa$ -neglect terms proportional to $\kappa^2$, $\kappa \Delta$ in the expressions for the eigenvectors, expand them to first order in $\kappa$, insert the expression for $\kappa$ you got from the eigenvalues -simplify everything and arrive at beenakkers simple looking expressions (tedious) I hope that helps some, in case you haven't figured it out yourself in the meantime. If you need more info/details don't hesitate to ask, I can elaborate some more if needed! Kevin