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In The New Superconductors, Frank J. Owens and Charles P. Poole, Jr., offer a descriptive, non-mathematical presentation of the latest superconductors and their properties for the non-specialist. Highlights of this up-to-date text include chapters on superfluidity, the latest copper oxide types, fullerenes, and prospects for future research. The book also features many examples of commercial applications; an extensive glossary that defines superconductivity terms in clear language; and a supplementary list of readings for the interested lay reader.
List of contents
Discovery of High-Temperature Superconductivity.- Conductivity and Magnetism.- Superconducting State.- Superfluidity.- Explanations of Superconductivity.- Classical Superconductors.- Fullerenes.- New High-Temperature Superconductors.- Magnets and Their Uses.- Wires and Films.- Further Applications.- Future Prospects.
About the author
Frank J. Owens, PhD, is a senior research scientist of the U.S. Army's Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center, and a professor of physics in the graduate school of Hunter College of the City University of New York.Both authors are Fellows of the American Physical Society.
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In The New Superconductors, Frank J. Poole, Jr., offer a descriptive, non-mathematical presentation of the latest superconductors and their properties for the non-specialist. Highlights of this up-to-date text include chapters on superfluidity, the latest copper oxide types, fullerenes, and prospects for future research.
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`A good introduction to this field.'
d IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine (1998)
