Discovering Superconductivity: An Investigative Approach

Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Discovering Superconductivity: An Investigative Approach

Author(s): Gren Ireson

Published Online: 30 JUL 2012 02:01AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781119991410

Online ISBN: 9781118343180

DOI: 10.1002/9781118343180

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Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xxii)

  2. Section I: Introduction

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      Introduction (page 1)

    2. Chapter 1

      Resistivity and Conduction in Metals (pages 3–11)

    3. Chapter 2

      A Brief History of Superconductivity (pages 13–27)

  3. Section II: Superconductivity

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      Superconductivity (page 29)

    2. Chapter 3

      An Explanation of Superconductivity? (pages 31–50)

    3. Chapter 4

      The Meissner–Ochsenfeld Effect (pages 51–59)

    4. Chapter 5

      Diamagnetic Effects (pages 61–67)

    5. Chapter 6

      Persistence of Current (pages 69–78)

    6. Chapter 7

      Type I and Type II Superconductors (pages 79–88)

    7. Chapter 8

      Flux Pinning (pages 89–95)

  4. Section III: Superconducting Materials

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      Superconducting Materials (page 97)

    2. Chapter 9

      Low-Temperature Superconductors (pages 99–100)

    3. Chapter 10

      Organic Superconductors (pages 101–105)

    4. Chapter 11

      High-Temperature Superconductors (pages 107–114)

  5. Section IV: Applications

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      Applications (pages 115–116)

    2. Chapter 12

      Superconducting Wire (pages 117–120)

    3. Chapter 13

      Medical Imaging (pages 121–128)

    4. Chapter 14

      CERN and the LHC (pages 129–134)

    5. Chapter 15

      Maglev Trains (pages 135–138)

  6. Appendices

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      Appendix A: The BCS Theory (pages 139–142)

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      Appendix B: Flux Penetration (pages 143–145)

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      Appendix C: The Josephson Junction and the SQUID (pages 147–149)

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      Appendix D: MRI (pages 151–155)

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      Appendix E: A Note on Superfluidity (pages 157–160)

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      Appendix F: A Note on Safety (page 161)

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      Index (page 163)

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