Quantum Statistical Theory of Superconductivity

In this text, Shigeji Fujita and Salvador Godoy guide first and second-year graduate students through the essential aspects of superconductivity. The authors open with five preparatory chapters thoroughly reviewing a number of advanced physical concepts-such as free-electron model of a metal, theory of lattice vibrations, and Bloch electrons. The remaining chapters deal with the theory of superconductivity-describing the basic properties of type I, type II compound, and high-T_c superconductors as well as treating quasi-particles using Heisenberg's equation of motion. The book includes step-by-step derivations of mathematical formulas, sample problems, and illustrations.

List of contents

Free-Electron Model for a Metal.- Lattice Vibrations.- Liquid Helium.- Bloch Electrons; Band Structures.- Second Quantization; Equation-of-Motion Method.- Interparticle Interaction; Perturbation Methods.- Superconductors at 0 K.- Bose-Einstein Condensation of Pairons.- Superconductors below Tc.- Supercurrents, Flux Quantization, and Josephson Effects.- Compound Superconductors.- High-Tc Superconductors.- Summary and Remarks.

Product details

• Authors: Fujita, S Fujita, S. Fujita, S Godoy, S. Godoy
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2013
• EAN: 9781475785715
• ISBN: 978-1-4757-8571-5
• No. of pages: 338
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 20 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 554 g
• Illustrations: XX, 338 p.
• Series: Selected Topics in Superconductivity; Selected Topics in Superconductivity
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics