Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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This book is a short and well written intro to Superconductivity. It has a lot of background into the history and theory(s) of the subject, I look forward to when the real reasons superconductivity works come out.

Author(s): Stephen J. Blundell
Series: Very Short Introductions
Edition: 1
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 2009

Language: English
Pages: 169
Tags: Физика;Физика твердого тела;Физика сверхпроводимости;

Contents......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 12
List of illustrations......Page 14
1 What is superconductivity?......Page 16
2 The quest for low temperatures......Page 22
3 The discovery of superconductivity......Page 35
4 Expulsion......Page 45
5 Pairing up......Page 63
6 Symmetry......Page 81
7 Before the breakthrough......Page 99
8 High-temperature superconductivity......Page 110
9 The making of the new superconductors......Page 124
10 What have superconductors ever done for us?......Page 143
Dramatis personae......Page 156
Further reading......Page 160
C......Page 162
I......Page 163
N......Page 164
S......Page 165
Y......Page 166