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Dover Introduction to Superconductivity v. 1 2004 Edition by Michael Tinkham
Well known for its accessibility to graduate students and experimental physicists, this volume emphasizes physical arguments and minimizes theoretical formalism. The second edition of this classic text features revisions by the author that improve its user-friendly qualities, and an introductory survey of latter-day developments in classic superconductivity enhances the volume's value as a reference for researchers. Starting with a historical overview, the text proceeds with an introduction to the electrodynamics of superconductors and presents expositions of the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory and the Ginzburg-Landau theory. Additional subjects include magnetic properties of classic type II superconductors; the Josephson effect (both in terms of basic phenomena and applications and of the phenomena unique to small junctions); fluctuation effects in classic superconductors; the high-temperature superconductors; special topics (such as the Bogoliubov method, magnetic perturbations and gapless superconductivity, and time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau theory); and nonequilibrium superconductivity. 1996 edition. Table of contents :- 1. Historical Overview2. Introduction to Electrodynamics of Superconductors3. The BCS Theory4. Ginzburg-Landau Theory5. Magnetic Properties of Classic Type II Superconductors6. Josephson Effect I: Basic Phenomena and Applications7. Josephson Effect II: Phenomena Unique to Small Junctions8. Fluctuation Effects in Classic Superconductors9. The High-Temperature Superconductors10. Special Topics11. Nonequilbrium SuperconductivityAppendixesBibliographyIndexes