1. Edition - April 2004
122.- Euro
2004. 442 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-470-84452-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-84452-6 - John Wiley & Sons








Short description
Superconductivity: Physics and Applications brings together major developments that have occurred within the field over the past twenty years. Taking a truly modern approach to the subject the authors provide an interesting and accessible introduction, including features such as end of chapter problems, numerous relevant examples and also brief interviews with key researchers in the field.

From the contents
Preface.

Acknowledgements.

I: BASIC TOPICS.

1. What is superconductivity? A brief overview.

2. Superconducting materials.

3. Fermi-liquids and attractive interactions.

4.The superconducting state. An electronic condensate.

5. Weak Links and Josephson Effects.

6. London Approximation to Ginzburg-Landau Theory (constant).

7. Applications of Ginzburg- Landau Theory (spatially varying).

8. More on the Flux-line System.

II: ADVANCED TOPICS.

9. Two-dimensional superconductivity. Vortex-paired unbinding.

10. Dual description of the superconducting phase transition.

III: SELECTED APPLICATIONS.

11. Small scale applications.

12. Superconducting Wire and Cable Technology.

IV: TOPICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

13. Topical Contributions.

V: HISTORICAL NOTES.

Historical notes on supeconductivity: the Nobel Laureates.

References.

Author Index.

Subject Index.