Superconductivity [Paperback]

Charles P. Poole Jr. (Author), Horacio A. Farach (Author), Richard J. Creswick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 3, 1996 | ISBN-10: 012561456X | ISBN-13: 978-0125614566

Superconductivity is an encyclopedic treatment of all aspects of the subject, from classic materials to fullerenes. Emphasis is on balanced coverage, with a comprehensive reference list and significant graphicsfrom all areas of the published literature. Widely used theoretical approaches are explained in detail. Topics of special interest include high temperature superconductors, spectroscopy, critical states, transport properties, and tunneling.

Key Features
* Extensive and detailed tables of properties
* Substantial art program
* In-depth treatment of bucky balls (fullerenes)
* Excellent chapter on spectroscopy
* Provides a comprehensive discussion of fullerene superconductivity
* Emphasizes high-temperature superconductivity
* Includes numerous tables with extensive up-to-date data on various superconductors

Editorial Reviews

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Poole, Farach, and Creswick (PFC) have written a very complete book on superconductivity; they cover a broad spectrum of the properties of conventional metallic and intermetallic superconductors, cuprate superconductors, and fullerenes.
--Kara Beauchamp in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

From the Back Cover

At last, a comprehensive reference on all aspects of superconductivity, from classic materials to fullerenes. The emphasis is on balanced coverage, with a detailed reference list of the published literature. Of special interest are the coverage of high-temperature superconductors, spectroscopy, critical states, transport properties, and tunneling. This exhaustive introduction to superconductors will be of interest to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 620 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (April 3, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 012561456X
• ISBN-13: 978-0125614566
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,786,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little dated but still very relevent on something arcane to most people, May 15, 2010

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This review is from: Superconductivity (Paperback)

The knowledge of these advanced materials moves ahead on minute by minute basis. Makes it hard to keep a book in date. This one has lot of background, very, very heavy but extremely useful on some gaps in my data bank.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a book to understand the superconductivity, June 8, 2000

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Mehmet Kerim Ramazanoglu - See all my reviews

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Firstly, I must say that this book is written at overgradute level especially for physics students. It is well desinged to help the reader to read and understand the topics. Well , I enjoy reading it, and I recomment it to anyone.

Mehmet