Superconductivity Of Metals And Alloys / Edition 1

by P. G. De Gennes

Overview

Drawn from the author's introductory course at the University of Orsay, Superconductivity of Metals and Alloys is intended to explain the basic knowledge of superconductivity for both experimentalists and theoreticians. These notes begin with an elementary discussion of magnetic properties of Type I and Type II superconductors. The microscopic theory is then built up in the Bogolubov language of self-consistent fields. This text provides the classic, fundamental basis for any work in the field of superconductivity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738201016
Publisher:	Westview Press
Publication date:	03/31/1999
Series:	Advanced Books Classics Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

P G De Gennes was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1991.

Table of Contents

Advanced Book Classics , Editor’s Foreword , Vita , Special Preface , Preface , Fundamental Properties , Magnetic Properties of First Kind Superconductors , Magnetic Properties of Second Kind Superconductors , Description of the Condensed State , The Self-Consistent Field Method , Phenomenological Landau-Ginsburg Equations , Microscopic Analysis of the Landau-Ginsburg Equations , Effects of Strong Magnetic Fields and of Magnetic Impurities

Editorial Reviews

Nobel Laureate De Gennes provides a basic knowledge of superconductivity for both experimentalists and theoreticians. He begins with an elementary discussion of the magnetic properties of Type I and Type II superconductors, then builds the microscopic theory in the Bogolubov language of self-consistent fields. The treatment is from an introductory course he give in 1962 and 1963, and was also published in 1966 and 1989. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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