Superconductivity a very short introduction
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2009
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| Schriftenreihe: | Very short introductions
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-1046 DE-1047 Volltext |
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| Beschreibung: | What is superconductivity? -- The quest for low temperatures -- The discovery of superconductivity -- Explusion -- Pairing up -- Symmetry -- Before the breaktrhough -- High-temperature of superconductivity -- The making of the new superconductors -- What have superconductors ever done for us? Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146) and index Superconductivity is one of the most exciting areas of research in physics today. Outlining the history of its discovery, and the race to understand its many mysterious and counter-intuitive phenomena, this Very Short Introduction explains in accessible terms the theories that have been developed, and how they have influenced other areas of science, including the Higgs boson of particle physics and ideas about the early Universe. It is an engaging and informative accountof a fascinating scientific detective story, and an intelligible insight into some deep and beautiful ideas of physics |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 151 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0191568236 9780191568237 |