Inhomogeneous Superconductors Granular and Quantum Effects [Hardcover]

Two topics in the forefront of superconductor research--superconductor-insulator transition in thin films and vortex tunneling in granular, bulk, and high temperature superconductors--have never before been given a unified and deductive treatment. This monograph and text provides a much-needed, comprehensive introduction to the theory of quantum fluctuations in inhomogenous superconducting materials. It be will be of great use to students and researchers in disciplines such as superconductivity, many-body systems, phase transitions, submicron physics, and surface science.

1. Introduction
2. Dynamics and Fluctuations of the Order Parameter
3. Phase Transitions in Regular Arrays without Dissipation
4. Quantum Effects and Ohmic Dissipation in Junctions
5. Microscopic Theory of Superconductor Tunneling
6. Phase Transitions in Dissipative Arrays
7. Two-Dimensional Superconductors
8. Dynamics and Quantum Tunneling of Vortices
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

Comprehensive introduction to the theory of quantum fluctuations in inhomogeneous superconducting materials. --High TGreenparna Mitra, Ph.D

An excellent introduction to the field. --Materials Research Bulletin