Book Description
Nonlinear Diffusion of Electromagnetic Fields covers applications of the phenomena of non-linear diffusion of electromagnetic fields, such as magnetic recording, electromagnetic shielding and non-destructive testing, development of CAD software, and the design of magnetic components in electrical machinery. The material presented has direct applications to the analysis of eddy currents in magnetically nonlinear and hysteretic conductors and to the study of magnetization processes in electrically nonlinear superconductors. This book will provide very valuable technical and scientific information to a broad audience of engineers and researchers who are involved in these diverse areas.

Key Features
* Contains extensive use of analytical techniques for the solution of nonlinear problems of electromagnetic field diffusion
* Simple analytical formulas for surface impedances of nonlinear and hysteretic media
* Analysis of nonlinear diffusion for linear, circular and elliptical polarizations of electromagnetic fields
* Novel and extensive analysis of eddy current
losses in steel laminations for unidirectional and rotating magnetic fields
* Preisach approach to the modeling of eddy current hysteresis and superconducting hysteresis
* Extensive study of nonlinear diffusion in
superconductors with gradual resistive transitions (scalar and vertorial problems) ... Read more

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This work presents a modern vision of magnetism and superconductivity which covers both microscopic and phenomenological aspects. The basic information is illustrated with the help of current research topics such as the quantum Hall effect or mesoscopic aspects of superconductivity. The author systematically uses very intuitive examples and arguments in order to familiarize the reader with the underlying formalism. The present textbook addresses primarily graduate students but is also of interest to scientists working in this field. ... Read more

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The motto of connectivity and superconductivity is that the solutions of the Ginzburg--Landau equations are qualitatively influenced by the topology of the boundaries, as in multiply-connected samples. Special attention is paid to the "zero set", the set of the positions (also known as "quantum vortices") where the order parameter vanishes. The effects considered here usually become important in the regime where the coherence length is of the order of the dimensions of the sample. It takes the intuition of physicists and the awareness of mathematicians to find these new effects. In Connectivity and Superconductivity, theoretical and experimental physicists are brought together with pure and applied mathematicians to review these surprising results. This volume is intended to serve as a reference book for graduate students and researchers in physics or mathematics interested in superconductivity, or in the Schrödinger equation as a limiting case of the Ginzburg--Landau equations. ... Read more

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The Handbook of Applied Superconductivity, Two-Volume Set covers all important aspects of applied superconductivity and the supporting low-temperature technologies. The handbook clearly demonstrates the capabilities of superconducting technologies and illustrates how to implement these technologies in new areas of academic and industrial research and development.Volume One provides an introduction to the theoretical background of both low and high Tc superconductivity, followed by details of the basic hardware such as wires, tapes, and cables used in applications of superconductivity and the necessary supporting science and technology. Theoretical discussions are in most cases followed by examples of real designs, fabrication techniques, and practical instrumentation guidance. A final chapter examines materials properties at low temperatures.Volume Two provides examples of current and future applications of superconductivity. It covers medical systems for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), high field magnets for research, superconducting magnets for accelerators, industrial systems for magnetic separation, and transportation systems. The final chapters look to future applications in power and superconducting electronics.With fully referenced, peer-refereed contributions from experts in various fields, this two-volume work is an essential reference for a wide range of scientists and engineers in academic and industrial research and development environments. ... Read more

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Detailed coverage of all aspects of microwavesuperconductivity: fundamentals, fabrication, measurement, components,circuits, cryogenic packaging and market potential. Both agraduate-level textbook and a reference for microwave engineers.Applications (with either active or passive circuit elements) includethose at both liquid-helium and liquid-nitrogen temperatures. Topicscovered include wireless communications, space-based cryoelectronics,SQUIDs and SQUID amplifiers, NMR and MRI coils, accelerator cavities,and Josephson flux-flow devices. ... Read more

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An up-to-date overview of superconductor theory and applications. Presents the basics of superconductivity, followed by a survey of recent research results from around the world, including the latest warm-temperature superconductivity experiments. Also addresses commercial aspects of superconductivity describing current and future applications of superconductors in various fields such as high energy physics, medical imaging, energy, electronics, and materials science. Includes a wealth of illustrations, photographs, charts, graphs, and diagrams. ... Read more

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This is the second English edition of what has become one of the definitive works on superconductivity in German -- currently in its sixth edition.
Comprehensive and easy to understand, this introductory text is written especially with the non-specialist in mind. The authors, both long-term experts in this field, present the fundamental considerations without the need for extensive mathematics, describing the various phenomena connected with the superconducting state, with liberal insertion of experimental facts and examples for modern applications.
While all fields of superconducting phenomena are dealt with in detail, this new edition pays particular attention to the groundbreaking discovery of magnesium diboride and the current developments in this field. In addition, a new chapter provides an overview of the elements, alloys and compounds where superconductivity has been observed in experiments, together with their major characteristics. The chapter on technical applications has been considerably expanded to accommodate microelectronics, while the key aspects of criticalcurrents as well as Josephson junctions now each have their own chapter.
A 'must-have' for students and graduates.
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Customer Reviews (2)

Excellent Introductory book
This amazingly simple book can almost be read as the bedtime story of superconductivity. It introduces the reader to most of the key concepts of superconductivity, using simple physical concepts, without going through complicated formalism. I would recommend that every student of superconductivity reads this book before embarking on a more formal course of supercnductivity.

A nice short introduction to superconductivity
I cannot help associating this book to the A,B,C of Superconductivity. I remember that, during the ICTP Workshops on High Tc superconductors around 1990, the book immediately dissapeared from the shelves at the ICTPlibrary: too many people from other fields were introducing themselves inthe -then fashionable-subject of superconductors. In particular, the book'sattempt to makeBCS theory understandable is notorious. Generallyspeaking, all the subjects are treated with simplicity and rigor, and someof them (as transport currents in the mixed state of type IIsuperconductors) are approached in a speciallycomprehensible fashion. Theuse of the pendulum analogue forJosephson devices is very convenient to"hook" the reader. If I don't give it five stars, it is because much newer books as "Foundations of Applied Superconductivity", by Orlando and Delin(1991) are more updated introductions to the subject. However,"Introduction to Superconductivity" is still perhaps the winner of the100-meter-run in Superconductivity. ... Read more

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Superconductivity: Physics and Applications brings together major developments that have occurred within the field over the past twenty years. Taking a truly modern approach to the subject the authors provide an interesting and accessible introduction.

Brings a fresh approach to the physics of superconductivity based both on the well established and convergent picture for most low-Tc superconductors, provided by the BCS theory at the microscopic level, and London and Ginzburg-Landau theories at the phenomenological level, as well as on experiences gathered in high-Tc research in recent years.

• Includes end of chapter problems and numerous relevant examples
• Features brief interviews with key researchers in the field
• A prominent feature of the book is the use of SI units throughout, in contrast to many of the current textbooks on the subject which tend to use cgs units and are considered to be outdated

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The main purpose of the book is to present a description of the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity and to discuss the physics of high-temperature superconductors, both entirely based on experimental facts. The pairing mechanism of this remarkable phenomenon is based on an anomaly found in tunneling (V) characteristics of some cuprates. By using the soliton theory, it is then shown that this anomaly is caused by pairs of quasi-one dimensional excitations - bisolitons - bound due to a moderately strong, nonlinear electron-phonon interaction. At the same time, analysis of experimental data unambiguously shows that magnetic (spin) fluctuations mediate the phase coherence in cuprates. The mechanism of superconductivity in quasi-one dimensional organic superconductors and heavy fermions is discussed too. In cuprates, the origins of five different energy/temperature scales are identified. Finally, three main principles of superconductivity are introduced at the end of the book. Analysis of tunneling and angle-resolved photoemission measurements is presented in the last chapter. The book which contains 300 pages with 180 illustrations is addressed to researchers and graduate students in all branches of exact sciences. ... Read more

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In contrast to research on the fundamental mechanisms of High-Temperature Superconductivity, in recent years we have seen enormous developments in the fabrication and application of High-T_c-superconductors. The two volumes of High Temperature Superconductivity provide a survey of the state of the technology and engineering applications of these materials. They comprise extended original research papers and technical review articles written by physicists, chemists, materials scientists and engineers, all of them noted experts in their fields. The interdisciplinary and strictly application-oriented coverage should benefit graduate students and academic researchers in the mentioned areas as well as industrial experts.