Stability of Superconductors / Edition 1

by Lawrence Dresner

Overview

In this definitive text in the field, the author gives a detailed account of the major problem of applied superconductivitiy-the stability of superconductors. His work focuses on the application of superconductiors to the construction of magnets. Students and engineers will discover the underlying principles of applied superconductivity and will learn how to solve mathematical problems with advanced methods of calculation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306450303
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	05/31/1995
Series:	Selected Topics in Superconductivity
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

and Overview.- Material Properties.- Flux jumping.- Boiling Heat Transfer and Cryostability.- Normal Zone Propagation.- Uncooled Conductors.- Internally Cooled Superconductors.- Hydrodynamic Phenomena.- Cooling with Superfluid Helium.- Miscellaneous Problems.

Editorial Reviews

Explains how and when superconductors, once they lose their ability to conduct, get progressively worse instead of better, and what someone trying to make a magnet out of one can do about the problem. A bi-level treatment, the main text suitable for graduate and senior students in physics or engineering, and marked sections containing more detail and advanced material for readers with background in applied superconductivity. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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