Ebook: Magnetic Flux Structures in Superconductors: Extended Reprint of a Classic Text

The discovery of high-temperature superconductors in 1986 by Bednorz and Müller led worldwide to a rapid growth of the field of superconductivity. This new interest extends to both the fundamental aspects and the technological appli- cations of superconductors. The monograph "Magnetic Flux Structures in Superconductors" provided an introduction to this field, covering the developments up to its first publication in 1979. Soon after 1986 the book went out of print. However, it continues to be widely used and quoted, and due to the ever growing interest in "Magnetic Flux Structures in Superconductors", a second edition is now being made available. An extensive new chapter gives a comprehensive review of developments relevant to high-temperature superconductors. This new edition provides researchers, engineers and other scientists with an intro- duction to this field; it will also be useful as supplementary reading for graduate courses in low-temperature physics.

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The discovery of high-temperature superconductors in 1986 by Bednorz and M?ller led worldwide to a rapid growth of the field of superconductivity. This new interest extends to both the fundamental aspects and the technological appli- cations of superconductors. The monograph "Magnetic Flux Structures in Superconductors" provided an introduction to this field, covering the developments up to its first publication in 1979. Soon after 1986 the book went out of print. However, it continues to be widely used and quoted, and due to the ever growing interest in "Magnetic Flux Structures in Superconductors", a second edition is now being made available. An extensive new chapter gives a comprehensive review of developments relevant to high-temperature superconductors. This new edition provides researchers, engineers and other scientists with an intro- duction to this field; it will also be useful as supplementary reading for graduate courses in low-temperature physics.

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The discovery of high-temperature superconductors in 1986 by Bednorz and M?ller led worldwide to a rapid growth of the field of superconductivity. This new interest extends to both the fundamental aspects and the technological appli- cations of superconductors. The monograph "Magnetic Flux Structures in Superconductors" provided an introduction to this field, covering the developments up to its first publication in 1979. Soon after 1986 the book went out of print. However, it continues to be widely used and quoted, and due to the ever growing interest in "Magnetic Flux Structures in Superconductors", a second edition is now being made available. An extensive new chapter gives a comprehensive review of developments relevant to high-temperature superconductors. This new edition provides researchers, engineers and other scientists with an intro- duction to this field; it will also be useful as supplementary reading for graduate courses in low-temperature physics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Magnetic Properties of Type-I Superconductors....Pages 4-32
Ginzburg-Landau Theory....Pages 33-57
Magnetic Properties of Type-II Superconductors....Pages 58-93
Thin Films....Pages 94-99
Experimental Techniques....Pages 100-120
Lorentz Force and Flux Motion....Pages 121-143
Special Experiments....Pages 144-154
Thermal Force and Flux Motion....Pages 155-164
Time-Dependent Theories....Pages 165-178
Flux Pinning....Pages 179-194
Flux Creep and Flux Jumps....Pages 195-199
Electrical Noise Power....Pages 200-210
Current-Induced Resistive State....Pages 211-233
High-Temperature Superconductors: Summary of Recent Developments....Pages 235-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-314

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The discovery of high-temperature superconductors in 1986 by Bednorz and M?ller led worldwide to a rapid growth of the field of superconductivity. This new interest extends to both the fundamental aspects and the technological appli- cations of superconductors. The monograph "Magnetic Flux Structures in Superconductors" provided an introduction to this field, covering the developments up to its first publication in 1979. Soon after 1986 the book went out of print. However, it continues to be widely used and quoted, and due to the ever growing interest in "Magnetic Flux Structures in Superconductors", a second edition is now being made available. An extensive new chapter gives a comprehensive review of developments relevant to high-temperature superconductors. This new edition provides researchers, engineers and other scientists with an intro- duction to this field; it will also be useful as supplementary reading for graduate courses in low-temperature physics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Magnetic Properties of Type-I Superconductors....Pages 4-32
Ginzburg-Landau Theory....Pages 33-57
Magnetic Properties of Type-II Superconductors....Pages 58-93
Thin Films....Pages 94-99
Experimental Techniques....Pages 100-120
Lorentz Force and Flux Motion....Pages 121-143
Special Experiments....Pages 144-154
Thermal Force and Flux Motion....Pages 155-164
Time-Dependent Theories....Pages 165-178
Flux Pinning....Pages 179-194
Flux Creep and Flux Jumps....Pages 195-199
Electrical Noise Power....Pages 200-210
Current-Induced Resistive State....Pages 211-233
High-Temperature Superconductors: Summary of Recent Developments....Pages 235-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-314
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