MODERN ASPECTS OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY

by Sergei Kruchinin (Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kiev, Ukraine), Hidemi Nagao (Kanazawa University, Japan), & Shigeyuki Aono (Kanazawa University, Japan)

Table of Contents (93k)
Preface (78k)
Chapter 1: Theory of Superconductivity (508k)

Superconductivity remains one of the most interesting research areas in physics and stood as a major scientific mystery for a large part of this century. This book, written for graduate students and researchers in the field of superconductivity, discusses important aspects of the experiment and theory surrounding superconductivity. New experimental investigations of magnetic and thermodynamic superconducting properties of mesoscopic samples are explored with the help of recent developments in nanotechnologies and measurement techniques, and the results are predicted based upon theoretical models in nanoscale superconducting systems. Topics of special interest include high-T_c superconductivity, two-gap superconductivity in magnesium diborades, room-temperature superconductivity, mechanism of superconductivity and mesoscopic superconductivity. Particular attention is given to understanding the symmetry and pairing in superconductors. The theory of the Josephson effect is presented and its application in quantum computing are analyzed.

Contents:

Theory of Superconductivity
Physics of High-T_c Superconductors
Multiband Superconductivity
Mesoscopic Superconductivity

Readership: Condensed matter physicists, theoretical physicists, chemical physicists and materials scientists.

“This book is devoted to superconductivity, which is one of the most interesting problems in physics. In accordance with the outline of the book, it treats the key problems in the field of superconductivity, in particular, it discusses the mechanism(s) of superconductivity. This book is useful for researchers and graduate students in the fields of solid state physics, quantum field theory, and many-body theory.”

K H Bennemann
Professor of Theoretical Physics
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Berlin, Germany

“The book surveys modern ideas of superconductivity. It is distinguished by the original presentation, clearness of thoughts, and the diversity of physical contents. It will be of interest for a wide circle of readers — students and scientific researchers — who are specialized in solid state physics and superconductivity.”

N N Bogolyubov, Jr
Professor
Steklov Mathematical Institute, Moscow, Russia

232pp		Pub. date: Oct 2010
ISBN: 978-981-4261-60-9 981-4261-60-2		US$90 / £62

232pp		Pub. date: Oct 2010
ISBN: 978-981-4261-61-6(ebook) 981-4261-61-0(ebook)		US$117

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