The motion of electrons in superconductors seems to defy our imagination based on daily experience with Newtonian mechanics. This book shows that the classical concepts, such as the balance of forces acting on electrons, are useful for understanding superconductivity. The electrostatic field plays a natural part in this balance as it mediates forces between electrons at long distances. Due to its classical interpretation, the theory presented in this book is suitable for introductory courses.
Author(s): P. Lipavský, Jan Koláček, Klaus Morawetz, Ernst Helmut Brandt, Tzong-Jer Yang (auth.)
Series: Lecture Notes in Physics 733
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 268
Tags: Optical and Electronic Materials; Condensed Matter; Physics and Applied Physics in Engineering
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
History of the Bernoulli Potential....Pages 1-6
Basic Concepts....Pages 7-22
Balance of Forces....Pages 23-36
Thermodynamical Correction....Pages 37-54
Phenomenological Description....Pages 55-70
Non-local Corrections....Pages 71-84
Extended Ginzburg–Landau Theory....Pages 85-96
Quasi-neutral Limit....Pages 97-110
Diamagnetic Current at Surface....Pages 111-130
Surfaces....Pages 131-146
Matching of Electrostatic Potentials at Surfaces....Pages 147-162
Diamagnetic Currents Deep in the Bulk....Pages 163-180
Electrostatic Potential Above a Surface with Vortices....Pages 181-192
Layered Structures....Pages 193-206
Charge Transfer in Layered Structures....Pages 207-220
Effect of the Electrostatic Field on the Superconductor....Pages 221-238
Outlook and Perspectives....Pages 239-265
Back Matter....Pages 267-268