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Statistical Mechanics of Superconductivity
The purpose of this book is to present the fundamentals of the theory of
superconductivity in a self-contained manner by developing and illustrating every
required technique of advanced equilibrium statistical mechanics. It is addressed
to graduate and undergraduate students who have finished elementary courses of
thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. No further background knowledge is
required in reading through all the chapters.
Superconductivity is one of the most spectacular phenomena in nature and
typical of broken symmetries. The Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (BCS) theory that
has clarified it has had a tremendous impact on the whole field of physics, ranging
from condensed-matter physics itself to nuclear and particle physics. Hence, one
may expect that learning superconductivity enables one to reach and acquire
key concepts and techniques of modern theoretical physics. This book treats
this fascinating topic from the viewpoint of statistical mechanics to clarify both
mathematical and logical structures of the theory as transparently as possible.
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