{"product_id":"superconductivity-physics-and-applications-9780470844526","title":"Superconductivity Physics and Applications","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing a fresh approach to the physics of superconductivity, this work is based on the well established and convergent picture for most low Tc superconductors, provided by the BCS theory at the microscopic level, and London and Ginzburg Landau theories at the phenomenological level, as well as on experiences gathered in high Tc research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"…offers a fresh look at the modern state of superconductivity.\" (\u003ci\u003ePhysics Today\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2005)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI: BASIC TOPICS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. What is superconductivity? A brief overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Superconducting materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Fermi-liquids and attractive interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.The superconducting state.  An electronic condensate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Weak Links and Josephson Effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. London Approximation to Ginzburg-Landau Theory (constant).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Applications of Ginzburg- Landau Theory (spatially varying).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. More on the Flux-line System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII: ADVANCED TOPICS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Two-dimensional superconductivity. Vortex-paired unbinding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Dual description of the superconducting phase transition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII: SELECTED APPLICATIONS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Small scale applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Superconducting Wire and Cable Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV: TOPICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Topical Contributions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV: HISTORICAL NOTES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical notes on supeconductivity: the Nobel Laureates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402436288855,"sku":"9780470844526","price":121.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470844526.jpg?v=1730480391","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/superconductivity-physics-and-applications-9780470844526","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}