Introduction to The Theory of Superconductivity (PDF 82P)
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Introduction to The Theory of Superconductivity (PDF 82P)
Introduction to The Theory of Superconductivity (PDF 82P)
This note covers the following topics:
introduction, superconducting transition, the london model, meissner effect,
phase coherence , magnetic flux quantization , coherence length and the energy
gap , critical currents and magnetic fields , condensation energy, critical
currents , quantized vortices, basic concepts, vortices in the london model ,
critical fields in typeii superconductors , the bcs theory, landau fermiliquid ,
the cooper problem , the bcs model , the bogoliubovde gennes equations , the
selfconsistency equation , observables , energy spectrum and coherence factors,
density of states , the energy gap, current , andreev reflection, weak links,
josephson effect , dc and ac josephson effects, superconducting quantum
interference devices , dynamics of josephson junctions, , resistively shunted
josephson junction , the role of capacitance, thermal fluctuations, shapiro
steps , coulomb blockade in normal double junctions, orthodox description of the
coulomb blockade, low temperature limit , conductance in the high temperature
limit, quantum phenomena in josephson junctions, quantization, quantum
conditions, charge operator , the hamiltonian , macroscopic quantum tunnelling,
effects of dissipation on mqt, band structure , blochs theorem , blochs theorem
in josephson devices , large coulomb energy freephase limit, low coulomb energy
tight binding limit , coulomb blockade, equation of motion , bloch oscillations
and the coulomb blockade in josephson, junctions , effect of dissipation, parity
effects
Author(s): N. B. Kopnin,
Helsinki University of Technology
This note will introduce the theory,
design, field quality measurements and analysis of superconducting accelerator
magnets. New type of magnet designs for future magnets will also be introduced.
Author(s): Ramesh
Gupta, Animesh Jain and Carl Goodzeit
The book
includes 17 chapters written by noted scientists and young researchers and
dealing with various aspects of superconductivity, both theoretical and
experimental. Topics covered includes: Field-Induced Superconductors, X-Ray
Spectroscopy Studies of Iron Chalcogenides, Defect Structure Versus
Superconductivity in MeB2 Compounds and One-Dimensional Superconductors,
Superconducting Magnet Technology and Applications, Pseudogap and Local Pairs in
High-Tc Superconductors, Magnetic Texturing of High-Tc Superconductors.
This
note will concentrate on modern aspects of superconductivity. Topics covered
includes: Phenomenology of High Tc Cuprates, Symmetry Aspects of Unconventional
Superconductivity, Symmetry Aspects of Unconventional Superconductivity,
Fundamentals and Applications of ARPES, Superconducting Qubits, Modern Aspects
of Superconductivity, Superconductors Near the Mott Transition, Neutron and
X-Ray Scattering Studies of Superconductors, Magnetism and Superconductivity,
Theory of Superconductivity, Iron-Based Superconductors, Optical Properties of
Superconductors, Topological Superconductivity.
The
course note begins with a description of the changes in the properties of metals
on becoming superconducting. The thermodynamics of the associated phase
transition is then elucidated.
Author(s): Prof Prabhakar P. Singh and Prof. Avinash V. Mahajan
The purpose of this paper to explore the theory of high
temperature superconductivity. The main focus is on the core theoretical issues
associated with the mechanism of high temperature superconductivity more
generally.
Author(s): E. W. Carlson, V. J. Emery, S.A.
Kivelson and D. Orgad
Covered
topics are Discovery and first insights, The physics of the Cooper pairs, BCS
theory of superconductivity, Characteristics of the superconducting state, The
Strong coupling theory, High-Tc superconducting materials, Crystal structures,
Superconducting properties, Models on the mechanism.
This note covers the following topics: Effective theory at the Fermi
surface, The gap equation, The role of the broken gauge symmetry, Color
superconductivity, Effective lagrangians, NGB and their parameters, The
dispersion law for the gluons, Quark masses and the gap equation, LOFF phase and
Astrophysical implications.