Lecture Notes on Superconductivity

Holographic Superconductors

This note contains below topics, The bulk equations for a holographic superconductor, Normal and superconducting phases, Conductivities, Critical magnetic fields, Magnetically induced currents in the superconducting phase, Photon mass symmetry breaking and infinite conductivity, Comparison to LandauGinzburg, Summary, Instability with a neutral scalar field, Analytic estimate of ns for 426830A O2 526930B case.

Author(s): Sean A. Hartnoll

50 Pages

Superconductivity and Superfluidity

This note contains below topics, The development of the science of superconductivity and superfluidity, Superconductivity superfluidity and zeropoint oscillations.

Author(s): B. V. Vasiliev

94 Pages

Concepts in High Temperature Superconductivity

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

46 Pages

Applied Superconductivity Lecture notes

This note covers the following topics What is a Superconductor, Discovery of Superconductivity, Meissner Effect, Type I Superconductors, Type II Superconductors, Theory of Superconductivity, Tunneling and the Josephson Effect, HighTemperature Supercondutors and Applications of Superconductors.

Author(s): Terry P. Orlando

35 Pages