Superconductivity and Superfluidity

by T. Tsuneto, Mikio Nakahara

Overview

This graduate-level text describes the physics of superconductivity and superfluidity, macroscopic quantum phenomena found in many conductors at low temperatures and in liquid helium 4 and helium 3. In the first part of the book the author presents the mean field theory of generalized pair condensation. This is followed by a description of the properties of ordinary superconductors using BCS theory. The book then proceeds with expositions of strong coupling theory and the Ginzburg-Landau theory. The remarkable properties of superfluid helium 3 are then described, as an example of a superfluid with internal degrees of freedom. Recent topics in the field, such as the copper-oxide high temperature superconductors and exotic superconductivity of heavy fermion systems are discussed in the final chapter. This book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in condensed matter physics, especially those working in superconductivity and superfluidity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521570732
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/10/1998
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.55(d)

Table of Contents

1. Superconductivity and superfluidity; 2. Mean field theory of pair condensation; 3. BCS theory; 4. Superconductivity due to electron-phonon interaction; 5. Ginzburg-Landau theory; 6. Superfluid 3He; 7. Unconventional superconducting materials; Appendix 1. Bose-Einstein condensation in polarized alkaline atoms; Appendix 2. Recent developments in research of high temperature superconductors.

Editorial Reviews

"A distinguishing feature of the book is its treatment of Cooper pairing, which starts from an abitrary spin and orbital state, thereby permitting unified treatments of classic superconductivity, copper oxide (and heavy-fermion) superconductors...The exposition is well organized and crisp." Nature

"The text is clearly written and has been well translated. It provides a valuable resource for the advanced researcher working in the area, and should be on library reference shelves." Contemporary Physics

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