Preface |
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Preface to the second edition |
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1 Superconductivity and superfluidity |
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1 | (15) |
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1.1.1 Thermodynamical ordered phase |
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2 | (1) |
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1.1.3 Perfect diamagnetism |
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4 | (1) |
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1.1.4 Magnetic flux quantisation |
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5 | (2) |
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1.2 Bose gas and macroscopic wave function |
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7 | (4) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (3) |
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2 Mean-field theory of pair condensation |
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16 | (15) |
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2.1 Interactions and two-particle bound states |
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16 | (3) |
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2.2 Cooper pairs and the BCS ground state |
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19 | (4) |
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2.2.1 The BCS ground state |
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21 | (2) |
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2.3 The mean-field theory of pair condensation |
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23 | (1) |
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2.4 Representation of the mean field Delta(k) |
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24 | (2) |
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2.5 Bogoliubov transformation |
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26 | (5) |
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31 | (40) |
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3.1 Spin-singlet pairing and the energy gap |
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31 | (5) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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3.2 Thermodynamic properties |
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36 | (8) |
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3.2.1 The free energy according to the BCS theory |
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38 | (2) |
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3.2.2 States carrying supercurrent |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (1) |
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3.3 Response of a superconducting state to an external field |
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44 | (12) |
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3.3.1 Ultrasound absorption |
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47 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Response to electromagnetic field |
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48 | (4) |
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3.3.3 Nuclear magnetic resonance |
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52 | (4) |
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3.4 Tunnelling junction and Josephson effect |
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56 | (7) |
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3.4.1 Quasi-particle term |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (4) |
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3.5 Mean-field theory in the presence of spatial variation |
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63 | (4) |
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3.5.1 Effects of defects and boundaries |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (4) |
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4 Superconductivity due to electron-phonon interaction |
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71 | (29) |
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4.1 Electron-phonon system |
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71 | (2) |
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4.2 Electron-phonon interaction in the normal state |
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73 | (7) |
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4.2.1 Effective mass and lifetime |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (6) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (3) |
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4.5 Strong-coupling effects and critical temperature |
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89 | (5) |
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89 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Transition temperature |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (1) |
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4.5.4 Strong-coupling effects at finite temperatures |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (6) |
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100 | (27) |
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5.1 GL theory of superconductivity |
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100 | (4) |
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5.1.1 Transition in the presence of a supercurrent |
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103 | (1) |
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5.1.2 Transition in a cylinder of a thin film in a magnetic field |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (3) |
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5.3 Critical fields H(c1) and H(c2) |
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107 | (3) |
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5.3.1 Lower critical field H(c1) |
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107 | (2) |
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5.3.2 Upper critical field H(c2) |
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109 | (1) |
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5.4 Vortex lattice states |
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110 | (4) |
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5.4.1 Quasi-particle excitations associated with a vortex |
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113 | (1) |
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5.5 Time-dependent GL equation |
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114 | (4) |
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5.6 Applications of the TDGL equation |
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118 | (4) |
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5.6.1 Sliding of vortex lattice |
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118 | (1) |
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5.6.2 Phase slip oscillation (PSO) |
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119 | (3) |
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5.7 Fluctuations in a superconductor |
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122 | (5) |
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5.7.1 Electrical conductivity due to fluctuations |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (34) |
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127 | (6) |
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6.1.1 Pairing interaction |
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132 | (1) |
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6.2 Superfluid state of (3)He pairs |
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133 | (5) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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6.2.4 Polar state and planar state |
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137 | (1) |
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6.2.5 Other superfluid states |
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138 | (1) |
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6.3 Physical properties of the (3)P superfluid states |
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138 | (6) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Superfluid component |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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6.3.5 Fermi liquid effects |
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143 | (1) |
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6.4 Spin dynamics and nuclear magnetic resonance |
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144 | (4) |
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6.4.1 Spin dynamics and NMR |
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145 | (3) |
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6.5 Ginzburg-Landau theory |
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148 | (4) |
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6.5.1 Momentum density associated with superfluidity |
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149 | (1) |
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6.5.2 Magnetic free energy |
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149 | (1) |
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6.5.3 Strong coupling effects and spin fluctuations |
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150 | (2) |
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6.6 Textures and superfluidity |
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152 | (9) |
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152 | (1) |
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6.6.2 Superfluidity in the ABM state |
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152 | (3) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (4) |
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7 New superconducting materials |
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161 | (24) |
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7.1 Superconducting materials |
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161 | (4) |
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7.2 Copper oxide superconductors |
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165 | (12) |
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165 | (2) |
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7.2.2 Electronic structure |
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167 | (3) |
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7.2.3 Superconducting state |
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170 | (4) |
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7.2.4 Mechanism of superconductivity |
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174 | (1) |
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7.2.5 HTSC in a magnetic field |
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174 | (3) |
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7.3 Superconductivity in heavy electron systems |
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177 | (8) |
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7.3.1 The superconducting state |
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179 | (3) |
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7.3.2 Symmetry of pairing in crystal |
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182 | (3) |
Appendix 1 Bose-Einstein condensation in polarised alkaline atoms |
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185 | (4) |
Appendix 2 Recent developments in research on high temperature superconductors |
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189 | (9) |
References and bibliography |
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198 | (9) |
Index |
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