Quantum Statistical Theory of Superconductivity / Edition 1

by S. Fujita, S. Godoy

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306453632
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	11/30/1996
Series:	Selected Topics in Superconductivity
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.39(d)

Table 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.

Editorial Reviews

A text for second-year graduate students who are presumably familiar with basic differential, integral, and vector calculuses, and partial differentiation at the sophomore-junior level. The first seven chapters review the free-electron model of a metal, theory of lattice vibrations, theory of Bose-Einstein condensation, Bloch electrons and second quantization formalism. Later chapters treat the microscopic theory of superconductivity, including all basic thermodynamic properties of type I superconductors; quasi-particles, quasi- electrons, and pairons; and type II compounds. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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