Superconducting State: Mechanisms and Materials

This book is concerned with an area of physics which belongs to the frontiers of modern science. The book presents the state of the art of the theory and key experiments of both the historically important conventional superconductors and the technologically significant superconductors today. The book is geared towards scientists wanting a detailed understanding of the nature of superconductivity and a solid knowledge about the most interesting superconducting materials.