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Superconductivity

  • 1st Edition - March 20, 1996
  • Newer edition is available
  • Authors: Charles P. Poole Jr., Horacio A. Farach, Richard J. Creswick
  • Language: English

Superconductivity is an encyclopedic treatment of all aspects of the subject, from classic materials to fullerenes. Emphasis is on balanced coverage, with a comprehensive refere… Read more

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Description

Superconductivity is an encyclopedic treatment of all aspects of the subject, from classic materials to fullerenes. Emphasis is on balanced coverage, with a comprehensive reference list and significant graphicsfrom all areas of the published literature. Widely used theoretical approaches are explained in detail. Topics of special interest include high temperature superconductors, spectroscopy, critical states, transport properties, and tunneling.

Key features

@introbul:Key Features@bul:* Extensive and detailed tables of properties* Substantial art program* In-depth treatment of bucky balls (fullerenes)* Excellent chapter on spectroscopy* Provides a comprehensive discussion of fullerene superconductivity* Emphasizes high-temperature superconductivity* Includes numerous tables with extensive up-to-date data on various superconductors

Readership

Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in physics, chemistry, engineering, and materials science.

Table of contents

Properties of the Normal State. The Phenomenon of Superconductivity. The Classical Superconductors. Thermodynamic Properties. Ginzburg-Landau Theory. BCS Theory. Perovskite and Cuprate Crystallographic Structures. Hubbard Models and Band Structure. Type II Superconductivity. Magnetic Properties. Intermediate and Mixed States. Critical States. Tunneling. Transport Properties. Spectroscopic Properties. References. Appendix. Index.

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About the authors

CP

Charles P. Poole Jr.

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina

HF

Horacio A. Farach

Dr. Farach has received international, national, and university awards. He is a member of the Academy of Science of Argentina and a Fellow of the American Society.
Affiliations and expertise
Univ. South Carolina, Dept. Physics & Astronomy, USA

RC

Richard J. Creswick

My research is in the area of theoretical condensed matter physics, especially the foundations of statistical physics. I have published extensively in the area of critical phenomena and phase transitions, including the text "Introduction to Renormalization Group Methods in Physics" with my co-authors Horacio Farach and Charles Poole. My most recent interests focus on numerical simulation of the mixed state in type-I superconductors, the analytical properties of the partition function, and the origins irreversibility.
Affiliations and expertise
Univ. South Carolina, Dept. Physics & Astronomy, USA