Introduction to Superconductivity: Second Edition / Edition 2

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Accessible to graduate students and experimental physicists, this volume emphasizes physical arguments and minimizes theoretical formalism. Topics include  the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer and Ginzburg-Landau theories, magnetic properties of classic type II superconductors, the Josephson effect, fluctuation effects in classic superconductors, high-temperature superconductors, and nonequilibrium superconductivity. 109 figures. 1996 edition.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780486435039
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Publication date: 6/14/2004
  • Series: Dover Books on Physics Series
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 480
  • Sales rank: 712,243
  • Product dimensions: 6.26 (w) x 9.20 (h) x 0.95 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Suggestions for Using This Book
Preface to the First Edition
1 Historical Overview 1
2 Introduction to Electrodynamics of Superconductors 17
3 The BCS Theory 43
4 Ginzburg-Landau Theory 110
5 Magnetic Properties of Classic Type II Superconductors 148
6 Josephson Effect I: Basic Phenomena and Applications 196
7 Josephson Effect II: Phenomena Unique to Small Junctions 248
8 Fluctuation Effects in Classic Superconductors 287
9 The High-Temperature Superconductors 316
10 Special Topics 384
11 Nonequilibrium Superconductivity 403
Appendix 1: Units 433
Appendix 2: Notation and Conventions 435
Appendix 3: Exact Solution for Penetration Depth by Fourier Analysis 437
Bibliography 442
Index 445
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