The New Superconductors (Selected Topics in Superconductivity)

In The New Superconductors, Frank J. Owens and Charles P. Poole, Jr., offer a descriptive, non-mathematical presentation of the latest superconductors and their properties for the non-specialist. Highlights of this up-to-date text include chapters on superfluidity, the latest copper oxide types, fullerenes, and prospects for future research. The book also features many examples of commercial applications; an extensive glossary that defines superconductivity terms in clear language; and a supplementary list of readings for the interested lay reader.

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Provides a clear, nonmathematical explanation of the nature of superconductivity, as well as current and potential applications in the commercial realm, at a level suitable for the nonspecialist with some exposure to basic physics and chemistry. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.