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1 online resource |
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Superconductivity Research and Applications |
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Superconductivity research and applications.
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SUPERCONDUCTIVITY SYSTEMS, PROPERTIES AND THEORIES ; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY SYSTEMS, PROPERTIES AND THEORIES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; APPLICATIONS OF CONFINED QUANTUM FIELD THEORY TO CONDENSED MATTER SYSTEMS: SUPERCONDUCTING PHASE TRANSITIONS IN FILMS, WIRES AND GRAINS; Abstract; 1. Introduction: Phase Transitions in Confined Systems; 2. Superconducting Transition in Films; 2.1. The Effective Potential for the GL Model with One Compactified Dimen-sion; 2.2. Mass Renormalization and Transition Temperature; 2.3. Effect of the Coupling-Constant Correction on Tc(L) |
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3. Superconducting Transition Temperature in Wires and Grains3.1.Compactification of a d-dimensional Subspace; 3.2. Critical Behavior for Wires; 3.3. Critical Behavior for Grains; 4. Critical Behavior of Type-II Superconducting Films in a Magnetic Field; 4.1. Coupling-Constant Correction in the Presence of an External Magnetic Field; 4.2. The Gap Equation and the Critical Curve; 5. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF SUPERCONDUCTING STATES UNDER MAGNETIC FIELDS; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Quasiclassical Equations; 2.1. Derivation of Quasiclassical Equations |
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2.2. Cases of Singlet and Unitary Triplet Pairings and Generating Functional of Quasiclassical Theory3. Approximate Analytic Solution; 3.1. BPT Approximation; 3.2. Self-consistent Equations for Renormalization Factors, (n)(i!n) and (a)(i!n); 3.3. Thermodynamic Quantities; 3.4. Extension to Multiband Superconductors; 4.Comparison with Numerical Results; 5. Field Angle Dependence; 5.1. Effect of Gap Anisotropy; 5.2. Effect of Fermi Velocity Anisotropy; 6. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; A. Circle Product; B. Properties of Faddeeva Function; References |
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STRONG-COUPLING THEORY OF HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITYIntroduction; 1. Band Structure and Essential Interactions in Cuprates; 2."Fr ohlich-Coulomb" Model of HTS; 2.1. Single Lattice Polaron; 2.2. Non-adiabatic Small Polaron; 2.3. Adiabatic Small Polaron; 2.4."1/ " Expansion Technique: Polaron Band; 2.5. From Continuous to Small Holstein and Small Fr ohlich Polarons: QMC Simulation; 2.6. Attractive Correlations of Small Polarons; 3. Superlight Bipolarons in High-Tc Cuprates; 3.1. Apex Bipolarons; 3.2. In-plane Bipolarons; 3.3. Low-Energy (Bi)Polaron Energy Structure of Cuprates |
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3.4. Role of Disorder and the Phase Diagram of Cuprates3.5. Low Fermi Energy: Individual Pairing in Cuprates; 4. Normal State Properties of Cuprates in FCM; 4.1. Normal State In-plane Resistivity, the Hall Effect, Magnetic Susceptibility and the Lorenz Number; 4.2. Normal-State Nernst Effect; 4.3. Normal State Diamagnetism; 4.4. Spin Pseudogap, c-axis Transport and Charge Pseudogap; 5. Superconducting State of Cuprates; 5.1. Parameter-Free Evaluation of Tc: Bose-Einstein Condensation versus the Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition; 5.2. Isotope Effect on Tc and on Supercarrier Mass; 5.3. Specific Heat Anomaly |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Description based on print version record |
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Superconductivity.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Superconductors & Superconductivity.
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Superconductivity
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Superconductors
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cortez, Raymond M
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| LC no. |
2020688513 |
| ISBN |
9781612090511 |
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1612090516 |
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