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| Preface | |
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| Suggestions for Using This Book | |
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| Preface to the First Edition | |
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| Historical Overview | |
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| The Basic Phenomena | |
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| The London Equations | |
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| The Pippard Nonlocal Electrodynamics | |
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| The Energy Gap and the BCS Theory | |
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| The Ginzburg-Landau Theory | |
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| Type II Superconductors | |
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| Phase, Josephson Tunneling, and Fluxoid Quantization | |
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| Fluctuations and Nonequilibrium Effects | |
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| High-Temperature Superconductivity | |
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| Introduction to Electrodynamics of Superconductors | |
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| The London Equations | |
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| Screening of a Static Magnetic Field | |
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| Flat Slab in Parallel Magnetic Field | |
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| Critical Current of Wire | |
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| Type I Superconductors in Strong Magnetic Fields: The Intermediate State | |
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| Nonzero Demagnetizing Factor | |
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| Intermediate State in a Flat Slab | |
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| Intermediate State of a Sphere | |
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| Intermediate State above Critical Current of a Superconducting Wire | |
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| High-Frequency Electrodynamics | |
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| Complex Conductivity in Two-Fluid Approximation | |
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| High-Frequency Dissipation in Superconductors | |
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| The BCS Theory | |
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| Cooper Pairs | |
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| Origin of the Attractive Interaction | |
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| The BCS Ground State | |
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| Variational Method | |
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| Determination of the Coefficients | |
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| Evaluation of Ground-State Energy | |
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| Isotope Effect | |
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| Solution by Canonical Transformation | |
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| Excitation Energies and the Energy Gap | |
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| Finite Temperatures | |
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| Determination of T[subscript c] | |
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| Temperature Dependence of the Gap | |
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| Thermodynamic Quantities | |
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| State Functions and the Density of States | |
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| Density of States | |
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| Electron Tunneling | |
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| The Semiconductor Model | |
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| Normal-Normal Tunneling | |
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| Normal-Superconductor Tunneling | |
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| Superconductor-Superconductor Tunneling | |
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| Phonon Structure | |
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| Transition Probabilities and Coherence Effects | |
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| Ultrasonic Attenuation | |
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| Nuclear Relaxation | |
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| Electromagnetic Absorption | |
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| Electrodynamics | |
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| Calculation of K(0, T) or [lambda subscript L](T) | |
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| Calculation of K(q, 0) | |
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| Nonlocal Electrodynamics in Coordinate Space | |
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| Effect of Impurities | |
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| Complex Conductivity | |
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| The Penetration Depth | |
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| Preliminary Estimate of [lambda] for Nonlocal Case | |
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| Solution by Fourier Analysis | |
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| Temperature Dependence of [lambda] | |
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| Penetration Depth in Thin Films: [lambda subscript eff] and [lambda subscript perpendicular, bottom] | |
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| Measurement of [lambda] | |
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| Concluding Summary | |
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| Ginzburg-Landau Theory | |
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| The Ginzburg-Landau Free Energy | |
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| The Ginzburg-Landau Differential Equations | |
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| The Ginzburg-Landau Coherence Length | |
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| Calculations of the Domain-Wall Energy Parameter | |
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| Critical Current of a Thin Wire or Film | |
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| Fluxoid Quantization and the Little-Parks Experiment | |
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| The Fluxoid | |
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| The Little-Parks Experiment | |
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| Parallel Critical Field of Thin Flims | |
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| Thicker Films | |
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| The Linearized GL Equation | |
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| Nucleation in Bulk Samples: H[subscript c2] | |
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| Nucleation at Surfaces: H[subscript c3] | |
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| Nucleation in Films and Foils | |
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| Angular Dependence of the Critical Field of Thin Films | |
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| Nucleation in Films of Intermediate Thickness | |
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| The Abrikosov Vortex State at H[subscript c2] | |
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| Magnetic Properties of Classic Type II Superconductors | |
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| Behavior Near H[subscript c1]: The Structure of an Isolated Vortex | |
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| The High-[kappa] Approximation | |
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| Vortex-Line Energy | |
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| Interaction between Vortex Lines | |
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| Magnetization Curves | |
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| Low Flux Density | |
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| Intermediate Flux Densities | |
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| Regime Near H[subscript c2] | |
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| Flux Pinning, Creep, and Flow | |
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| Flux Flow | |
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| The Bardeen-Stephen Model | |
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| Onset of Resistance in a Wire | |
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| Experimental Verification of Flux Flow | |
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| Concluding Remarks on Flux Flow | |
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| The Critical-State Model | |
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| Thermally Activated Flux Creep | |
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| Anderson-Kim Flux-Creep Theory | |
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| Thermal Instability | |
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| Superconducting Magnets for Time-Varying Fields | |
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| Flux Jumps | |
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| Twisted Composite Conductors | |
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| Josephson Effect I: Basic Phenomena and Applications | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Josephson Critical Current | |
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| Short One-Dimensional Metallic Weak Links | |
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| Other Weak Links | |
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| Gauge-Invariant Phase | |
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| The RCSJ Model | |
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| Definition of the Model | |
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| I-V Characteristics at T=0 | |
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| Effects of Thermal Fluctuations | |
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| rf-Driven Junctions | |
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| Josephson Effect in Presence of Magnetic Flux | |
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| The Basic Principle of Quantum Interference | |
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| Extended Junctions | |
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| Time-Dependent Solutions | |
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| SQUID Devices | |
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| The dc SQUID | |
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| The rf SQUID | |
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| SQUID Applications | |
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| Arrays of Josephson Junctions | |
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| Arrays in Zero Magnetic Field | |
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| Arrays in Uniform Magnetic Field | |
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| Arrays in rf Fields: Giant Shapiro Steps | |
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| S-I-S Detectors and Mixers | |
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| S-I-S Detectors | |
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| S-I-S Mixers | |
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| Josephson Effect II: Phenomena Unique to Small Junctions | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Damping Effect of Lead Impedance | |
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| Effect on Retrapping Current | |
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| The Phase Diffusion Branch | |
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| Quantum Consequences of Small Capacitance | |
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| Particle Number Eigenstates | |
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| Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling | |
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| Introduction to Single Electron Tunneling: The Coulomb Blockade and Staircase | |
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| Energy and Charging Relations in Quasi-Equilibrium | |
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| Zero Bias Circuit with Normal Island | |
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| Even-Odd Number Parity Effect with Superconducting Island | |
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| Zero Bias Supercurrents with Superconducting Island and Leads | |
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| Double-Junction Circuit with Finite Bias Voltage | |
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| Orthodox Theory and Determination of the I-V Curve | |
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| The Special Case R[subscript 2] [double greater-than sign] R[subscript 1] | |
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| Cotunneling or Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling of Charge | |
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| Superconducting Island with Finite Bias Voltage | |
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| Fluctuation Effects in Classic Superconductors | |
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| Appearance of Resistance in a Thin Superconducting Wire | |
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| Appearance of Resistance in a Thin Superconducting Film: The Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition | |
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| Superconductivity above T[subscript c] in Zero-Dimensional Systems | |
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| Spatial Variation of Fluctuations | |
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| Fluctuation Diamagnetism above T[subscript c] | |
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| Diamagnetism in Two-Dimensional Systems | |
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| Time Dependence of Fluctuations | |
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| Fluctuation-Enhanced Conductivity above T[subscript c] | |
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| Three Dimensions | |
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| Two Dimensions | |
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| One Dimension | |
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| Anomalous Contributions to Fluctuation Conductivity | |
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| High-Frequency Conductivity | |
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| The High-Temperature Superconductors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Lawrence-Doniach Model | |
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| The Anisotropic Ginzburg-Landau Limit | |
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| Crossover to Two-Dimensional Behavior | |
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| Discussion | |
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| Magnetization of Layered Superconductors | |
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| The Anisotropic Ginzburg-Landau Regime | |
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| The Lock-In Transition | |
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| Flux Motion and the Resistive Transition: An Initial Overview | |
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| The Melting Transition | |
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| A Simple Model Calculation | |
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| Experimental Evidence | |
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| Two-Dimensional vs. Three-Dimensional Melting | |
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| The Effect of Pinning | |
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| Pinning Mechanisms in HTSC | |
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| Larkin-Ovchinnikov Theory of Collective Pinning | |
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| Giant Flux Creep in the Collective Pinning Model | |
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| The Vortex-Glass Model | |
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| Correlated Disorder and the Boson Glass Model | |
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| Granular High-Temperature Superconductors | |
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| Effective Medium Parameters | |
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| Relationship between Granular and Continuum Models | |
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| The "Brick-Wall" Model | |
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| Fluxons and High-Frequency Losses | |
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| Anomalous Properties of High-Temperature and Exotic Superconductors | |
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| Unconventional Pairing | |
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| Pairing Symmetry and Flux Quantization | |
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| The Energy Gap | |
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| Heavy Fermion Superconductors | |
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| Special Topics | |
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| The Bogoliubov Method: Generalized Self-Consistent Field | |
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| Dirty Superconductors | |
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| Uniform Current in Pure Superconductors | |
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| Excitations in Vortex | |
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| Magnetic Perturbations and Gapless Superconductivity | |
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| Depression of T[subscript c] by Magnetic Perturbations | |
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| Density of States | |
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| Time-Dependent Ginzburg-Landau Theory | |
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| Electron-Phonon Relaxation | |
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| Nonequilibrium Superconductivity | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Quasi-Particle Disequilibrium | |
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| Energy-Mode vs. Charge-Mode Disequilibrium | |
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| Relaxation Times | |
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| Energy-Mode Disequilibrium: Steady-State Enhancement of Superconductivity | |
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| Enhancement by Microwaves | |
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| Enhancement by Extraction of Quasi-Particles | |
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| Energy-Mode Disequilibrium: Dynamic Nonequilibrium Effects | |
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| GL Equation for Time-Dependent Gap | |
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| Transient Superconductivity above I[subscript c] | |
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| Dynamic Enhancement in Metallic Weak Links | |
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| Charge-Mode Disequilibrium: Steady-State Regimes | |
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| Andreev Reflection | |
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| Subharmonic Energy Gap Structure | |
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| Time-Dependent Charge-Mode Disequilibrium: Phase-Slip Centers | |
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| Units | |
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| Notation and Conventions | |
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| Exact Solution for Penetration Depth by Fourier Analysis | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |