Ebook: 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.

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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.

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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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction....Pages 1-22
Free-Electron Model for a Metal....Pages 23-43
Lattice Vibrations....Pages 45-65
Liquid Helium....Pages 67-74
Bloch Electrons; Band Structures....Pages 75-107
Second Quantization; Equation-of-Motion Method....Pages 109-125
Interparticle Interaction; Perturbation Methods....Pages 127-154
Superconductors at 0 K....Pages 155-179
Bose-Einstein Condensation of Pairons....Pages 181-199
Superconductors below Tc ....Pages 201-232
Supercurrents, Flux Quantization, and Josephson Effects....Pages 233-261
Compound Superconductors....Pages 263-270
High-Tc Superconductors....Pages 271-284
Summary and Remarks....Pages 285-290
Back Matter....Pages 291-338

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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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction....Pages 1-22
Free-Electron Model for a Metal....Pages 23-43
Lattice Vibrations....Pages 45-65
Liquid Helium....Pages 67-74
Bloch Electrons; Band Structures....Pages 75-107
Second Quantization; Equation-of-Motion Method....Pages 109-125
Interparticle Interaction; Perturbation Methods....Pages 127-154
Superconductors at 0 K....Pages 155-179
Bose-Einstein Condensation of Pairons....Pages 181-199
Superconductors below Tc ....Pages 201-232
Supercurrents, Flux Quantization, and Josephson Effects....Pages 233-261
Compound Superconductors....Pages 263-270
High-Tc Superconductors....Pages 271-284
Summary and Remarks....Pages 285-290
Back Matter....Pages 291-338
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