Preface |
Suggestions for Using This Book |
Preface to the First Edition |
Historical Overview / 1: |
The Basic Phenomena / 1.1: |
The London Equations / 1.2: |
The Pippard Nonlocal Electrodynamics / 1.3: |
The Energy Gap and the BCS Theory / 1.4: |
The Ginzburg-Landau Theory / 1.5: |
Type II Superconductors / 1.6: |
Phase, Josephson Tunneling, and Fluxoid Quantization / 1.7: |
Fluctuations and Nonequilibrium Effects / 1.8: |
High-Temperature Superconductivity / 1.9: |
Introduction to Electrodynamics of Superconductors / 2: |
Screening of a Static Magnetic Field / 2.1: |
Flat Slab in Parallel Magnetic Field / 2.2.1: |
Critical Current of Wire / 2.2.2: |
Type I Superconductors in Strong Magnetic Fields: The Intermediate State / 2.3: |
Nonzero Demagnetizing Factor / 2.3.1: |
Intermediate State in a Flat Slab / 2.3.2: |
Intermediate State of a Sphere / 2.3.3: |
Intermediate State above Critical Current of a Superconducting Wire / 2.4: |
High-Frequency Electrodynamics / 2.5: |
Complex Conductivity in Two-Fluid Approximation / 2.5.1: |
High-Frequency Dissipation in Superconductors / 2.5.2: |
The BCS Theory / 3: |
Cooper Pairs / 3.1: |
Origin of the Attractive Interaction / 3.2: |
The BCS Ground State / 3.3: |
Variational Method / 3.4: |
Determination of the Coefficients / 3.4.1: |
Evaluation of Ground-State Energy / 3.4.2: |
Isotope Effect / 3.4.3: |
Solution by Canonical Transformation / 3.5: |
Excitation Energies and the Energy Gap / 3.5.1: |
Finite Temperatures / 3.6: |
Determination of T[subscript c] / 3.6.1: |
Temperature Dependence of the Gap / 3.6.2: |
Thermodynamic Quantities / 3.6.3: |
State Functions and the Density of States / 3.7: |
Density of States / 3.7.1: |
Electron Tunneling / 3.8: |
The Semiconductor Model / 3.8.1: |
Normal-Normal Tunneling / 3.8.2: |
Normal-Superconductor Tunneling / 3.8.3: |
Superconductor-Superconductor Tunneling / 3.8.4: |
Phonon Structure / 3.8.5: |
Transition Probabilities and Coherence Effects / 3.9: |
Ultrasonic Attenuation / 3.9.1: |
Nuclear Relaxation / 3.9.2: |
Electromagnetic Absorption / 3.9.3: |
Electrodynamics / 3.10: |
Calculation of K(0, T) or [lambda subscript L](T) / 3.10.1: |
Calculation of K(q, 0) / 3.10.2: |
Nonlocal Electrodynamics in Coordinate Space / 3.10.3: |
Effect of Impurities / 3.10.4: |
Complex Conductivity / 3.10.5: |
The Penetration Depth / 3.11: |
Preliminary Estimate of [lambda] for Nonlocal Case / 3.11.1: |
Solution by Fourier Analysis / 3.11.2: |
Temperature Dependence of [lambda] / 3.11.3: |
Penetration Depth in Thin Films: [lambda subscript eff] and [lambda subscript perpendicular, bottom] / 3.11.4: |
Measurement of [lambda] / 3.11.5: |
Concluding Summary / 3.12: |
Ginzburg-Landau Theory / 4: |
The Ginzburg-Landau Free Energy / 4.1: |
The Ginzburg-Landau Differential Equations / 4.2: |
The Ginzburg-Landau Coherence Length / 4.2.1: |
Calculations of the Domain-Wall Energy Parameter / 4.3: |
Critical Current of a Thin Wire or Film / 4.4: |
Fluxoid Quantization and the Little-Parks Experiment / 4.5: |
The Fluxoid / 4.5.1: |
The Little-Parks Experiment / 4.5.2: |
Parallel Critical Field of Thin Flims / 4.6: |
Thicker Films / 4.6.1: |
The Linearized GL Equation / 4.7: |
Nucleation in Bulk Samples: H[subscript c2] / 4.8: |
Nucleation at Surfaces: H[subscript c3] / 4.9: |
Nucleation in Films and Foils / 4.10: |
Angular Dependence of the Critical Field of Thin Films / 4.10.1: |
Nucleation in Films of Intermediate Thickness / 4.10.2: |
The Abrikosov Vortex State at H[subscript c2] / 4.11: |
Magnetic Properties of Classic Type II Superconductors / 5: |
Behavior Near H[subscript c1]: The Structure of an Isolated Vortex / 5.1: |
The High-[kappa] Approximation / 5.1.1: |
Vortex-Line Energy / 5.1.2: |
Interaction between Vortex Lines / 5.2: |
Magnetization Curves / 5.3: |
Low Flux Density / 5.3.1: |
Intermediate Flux Densities / 5.3.2: |
Regime Near H[subscript c2] / 5.3.3: |
Flux Pinning, Creep, and Flow / 5.4: |
Flux Flow / 5.5: |
The Bardeen-Stephen Model / 5.5.1: |
Onset of Resistance in a Wire / 5.5.2: |
Experimental Verification of Flux Flow / 5.5.3: |
Concluding Remarks on Flux Flow / 5.5.4: |
The Critical-State Model / 5.6: |
Thermally Activated Flux Creep / 5.7: |
Anderson-Kim Flux-Creep Theory / 5.7.1: |
Thermal Instability / 5.7.2: |
Superconducting Magnets for Time-Varying Fields / 5.8: |
Flux Jumps / 5.8.1: |
Twisted Composite Conductors / 5.8.2: |
Josephson Effect I: Basic Phenomena and Applications / 6: |
Introduction / 6.1: |
The Josephson Critical Current / 6.2: |
Short One-Dimensional Metallic Weak Links / 6.2.1: |
Other Weak Links / 6.2.2: |
Gauge-Invariant Phase / 6.2.3: |
The RCSJ Model / 6.3: |
Definition of the Model / 6.3.1: |
I-V Characteristics at T=0 / 6.3.2: |
Effects of Thermal Fluctuations / 6.3.3: |
rf-Driven Junctions / 6.3.4: |
Josephson Effect in Presence of Magnetic Flux / 6.4: |
The Basic Principle of Quantum Interference / 6.4.1: |
Extended Junctions / 6.4.2: |
Time-Dependent Solutions / 6.4.3: |
SQUID Devices / 6.5: |
The dc SQUID / 6.5.1: |
The rf SQUID / 6.5.2: |
SQUID Applications / 6.5.3: |
Arrays of Josephson Junctions / 6.6: |
Arrays in Zero Magnetic Field / 6.6.1: |
Arrays in Uniform Magnetic Field / 6.6.2: |
Arrays in rf Fields: Giant Shapiro Steps / 6.6.3: |
S-I-S Detectors and Mixers / 6.7: |
S-I-S Detectors / 6.7.1: |
S-I-S Mixers / 6.7.2: |
Josephson Effect II: Phenomena Unique to Small Junctions / 7: |
Damping Effect of Lead Impedance / 7.1: |
Effect on Retrapping Current / 7.2.1: |
The Phase Diffusion Branch / 7.2.2: |
Quantum Consequences of Small Capacitance / 7.3: |
Particle Number Eigenstates / 7.3.1: |
Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling / 7.3.2: |
Introduction to Single Electron Tunneling: The Coulomb Blockade and Staircase / 7.4: |
Energy and Charging Relations in Quasi-Equilibrium / 7.5: |
Zero Bias Circuit with Normal Island / 7.5.1: |
Even-Odd Number Parity Effect with Superconducting Island / 7.5.2: |
Zero Bias Supercurrents with Superconducting Island and Leads / 7.5.3: |
Double-Junction Circuit with Finite Bias Voltage / 7.6: |
Orthodox Theory and Determination of the I-V Curve / 7.6.1: |
The Special Case R[subscript 2] [double greater-than sign] R[subscript 1] / 7.6.2: |
Cotunneling or Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling of Charge / 7.6.3: |
Superconducting Island with Finite Bias Voltage / 7.6.4: |
Fluctuation Effects in Classic Superconductors / 8: |
Appearance of Resistance in a Thin Superconducting Wire / 8.1: |
Appearance of Resistance in a Thin Superconducting Film: The Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition / 8.2: |
Superconductivity above T[subscript c] in Zero-Dimensional Systems / 8.3: |
Spatial Variation of Fluctuations / 8.4: |
Fluctuation Diamagnetism above T[subscript c] / 8.5: |
Diamagnetism in Two-Dimensional Systems / 8.5.1: |
Time Dependence of Fluctuations / 8.6: |
Fluctuation-Enhanced Conductivity above T[subscript c] / 8.7: |
Three Dimensions / 8.7.1: |
Two Dimensions / 8.7.2: |
One Dimension / 8.7.3: |
Anomalous Contributions to Fluctuation Conductivity / 8.7.4: |
High-Frequency Conductivity / 8.7.5: |
The High-Temperature Superconductors / 9: |
The Lawrence-Doniach Model / 9.1: |
The Anisotropic Ginzburg-Landau Limit / 9.2.1: |
Crossover to Two-Dimensional Behavior / 9.2.2: |
Discussion / 9.2.3: |
Magnetization of Layered Superconductors / 9.3: |
The Anisotropic Ginzburg-Landau Regime / 9.3.1: |
The Lock-In Transition / 9.3.2: |
Flux Motion and the Resistive Transition: An Initial Overview / 9.4: |
The Melting Transition / 9.5: |
A Simple Model Calculation / 9.5.1: |
Experimental Evidence / 9.5.2: |
Two-Dimensional vs. Three-Dimensional Melting / 9.5.3: |
The Effect of Pinning / 9.6: |
Pinning Mechanisms in HTSC / 9.6.1: |
Larkin-Ovchinnikov Theory of Collective Pinning / 9.6.2: |
Giant Flux Creep in the Collective Pinning Model / 9.6.3: |
The Vortex-Glass Model / 9.6.4: |
Correlated Disorder and the Boson Glass Model / 9.6.5: |
Granular High-Temperature Superconductors / 9.7: |
Effective Medium Parameters / 9.7.1: |
Relationship between Granular and Continuum Models / 9.7.2: |
The "Brick-Wall" Model / 9.7.3: |
Fluxons and High-Frequency Losses / 9.8: |
Anomalous Properties of High-Temperature and Exotic Superconductors / 9.9: |
Unconventional Pairing / 9.9.1: |
Pairing Symmetry and Flux Quantization / 9.9.2: |
The Energy Gap / 9.9.3: |
Heavy Fermion Superconductors / 9.9.4: |
Special Topics / 10: |
The Bogoliubov Method: Generalized Self-Consistent Field / 10.1: |
Dirty Superconductors / 10.1.1: |
Uniform Current in Pure Superconductors / 10.1.2: |
Excitations in Vortex / 10.1.3: |
Magnetic Perturbations and Gapless Superconductivity / 10.2: |
Depression of T[subscript c] by Magnetic Perturbations / 10.2.1: |
Time-Dependent Ginzburg-Landau Theory / 10.2.2: |
Electron-Phonon Relaxation / 10.3.1: |
Nonequilibrium Superconductivity / 11: |
Quasi-Particle Disequilibrium / 11.1: |
Energy-Mode vs. Charge-Mode Disequilibrium / 11.2.1: |
Relaxation Times / 11.2.2: |
Energy-Mode Disequilibrium: Steady-State Enhancement of Superconductivity / 11.3: |
Enhancement by Microwaves / 11.3.1: |
Enhancement by Extraction of Quasi-Particles / 11.3.2: |
Energy-Mode Disequilibrium: Dynamic Nonequilibrium Effects / 11.4: |
GL Equation for Time-Dependent Gap / 11.4.1: |
Transient Superconductivity above I[subscript c] / 11.4.2: |
Dynamic Enhancement in Metallic Weak Links / 11.4.3: |
Charge-Mode Disequilibrium: Steady-State Regimes / 11.5: |
Andreev Reflection / 11.5.1: |
Subharmonic Energy Gap Structure / 11.5.2: |
Time-Dependent Charge-Mode Disequilibrium: Phase-Slip Centers / 11.6: |
Units / Appendix 1: |
Notation and Conventions / Appendix 2: |
Exact Solution for Penetration Depth by Fourier Analysis / Appendix 3: |
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