Ebook: Nonequilibrium Electrons and Phonons in Superconductors: Selected Topics in Superconductivity

This book introduces the main concepts of nonequilibrium phenomena in superconductors. The authors cover both experimentally well-understood topics and problems which physicists could challenge more in view of current theoretical understanding. Some of these topics include thermoelectric phenomena, influence of laser radiation as well as fluctuations in superconductors.

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This book introduces the main concepts of nonequilibrium phenomena in superconductors. The authors cover both experimentally well-understood topics and problems which physicists could challenge more in view of current theoretical understanding. Some of these topics include thermoelectric phenomena, influence of laser radiation as well as fluctuations in superconductors.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Basic Equilibrium Properties....Pages 1-38
Dynamics of Gapless Superconductors....Pages 39-65
Nonequilibrium General Equations....Pages 67-89
Electron and Phonon Collision Integrals....Pages 91-118
Microwave-Enhanced Order Parameter....Pages 119-136
Phonon-Deficit Effect....Pages 137-149
Time-Dependent Ginzburg-Landau Equations....Pages 151-193
A Longitudinal Electric Field and Collective Modes....Pages 195-211
Phase-Slip Centers....Pages 213-254
Josephson Junctions....Pages 255-292
Influence of Laser Radiation....Pages 293-316
Inverse Population Instabilities....Pages 317-348
Thermoelectric Phenomena....Pages 349-363
Vortices and Thermoelectric Flux....Pages 365-389
Back Matter....Pages 391-393

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This book introduces the main concepts of nonequilibrium phenomena in superconductors. The authors cover both experimentally well-understood topics and problems which physicists could challenge more in view of current theoretical understanding. Some of these topics include thermoelectric phenomena, influence of laser radiation as well as fluctuations in superconductors.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Basic Equilibrium Properties....Pages 1-38
Dynamics of Gapless Superconductors....Pages 39-65
Nonequilibrium General Equations....Pages 67-89
Electron and Phonon Collision Integrals....Pages 91-118
Microwave-Enhanced Order Parameter....Pages 119-136
Phonon-Deficit Effect....Pages 137-149
Time-Dependent Ginzburg-Landau Equations....Pages 151-193
A Longitudinal Electric Field and Collective Modes....Pages 195-211
Phase-Slip Centers....Pages 213-254
Josephson Junctions....Pages 255-292
Influence of Laser Radiation....Pages 293-316
Inverse Population Instabilities....Pages 317-348
Thermoelectric Phenomena....Pages 349-363
Vortices and Thermoelectric Flux....Pages 365-389
Back Matter....Pages 391-393
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