{"product_id":"9789814360869","title":"BCS: 50 Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Top Five Book of 2011 by \u003ci\u003ePhysics Today\u003c\/i\u003e, USA\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe BCS theory of superconductivity developed in 1957 by Bardeen, Cooper and Schrieffer has been remarkably successful in explaining the properties of superconductors. In addition, concepts from BCS have been incorporated into diverse fields of physics, from nuclear physics and dense quark matter to the current standard model. Practical applications include SQUIDs, magnetic resonance imaging, superconducting electronics and the transmission of electricity. This invaluable book is a compilation of both a historical account and a discussion of the current state of theory and experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from many prominent scientists, it aims to introduce students and researchers to the origins, the impact and the current state of the BCS theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorical Perspectives:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemembrance of Superconductivity Past \u003ci\u003e(L N Cooper)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Road to BCS \u003ci\u003e(J R Schrieffer)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelopment of Concepts in Superconductivity \u003ci\u003e(J Bardeen)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFailed Theories of Superconductivity \u003ci\u003e(J Schmalian)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNuclear Magnetic Resonance and the BCS Theory \u003ci\u003e(C P Slichter)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuperconductivity: From Electron Interaction to Nuclear Supefluidity \u003ci\u003e(D Pines)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping BCS Ideas in the Former Soviet Union \u003ci\u003e(L P Gor'kov)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBCS: The Scientific “Love of My Life” \u003ci\u003e(P W Anderson)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFluctuations, Tunneling and Disorder:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSQUIDs: Then and Now \u003ci\u003e(J Clarke)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResistance in Superconductors \u003ci\u003e(B I Halperin et al.)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooper Pair Breaking \u003ci\u003e(P Fulde)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuperconductor-Insulator Transitions \u003ci\u003e(A M Goldman)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovel Phases of Vortices in Superconductors \u003ci\u003e(P Le Doussal)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreaking Translational Invariance by Population Imbalance: The Fulde–Ferrell–Larkin–Ovchinnikov States \u003ci\u003e(G Zwicknagl \u0026amp; J Wosnitza)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Superconductors:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePredicting and Explaining \u003ci\u003eT\u003csub\u003ec\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and Other Properties of BCS Superconductors \u003ci\u003e(M L Cohen)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Evolution of HTS: \u003ci\u003eT\u003csub\u003ec\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-Experiment Perspectives \u003ci\u003e(C W Chu)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Evolution of High-Temperature Superconductivity: Theory Perspective \u003ci\u003e(E Abrahams)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBCS Beyond Superconductivity:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Superfluid Phases of Liquid \u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003eHe: BCS Theory \u003ci\u003e(A J Leggett)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuperfluidity in a Gas of Strongly Interacting Fermions \u003ci\u003e(W Ketterle et al.)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBCS from Nuclei and Neutron Stars to Quark Matter and Cold Atoms \u003ci\u003e(G Baym)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy Gap, Mass Gap, and Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking \u003ci\u003e(Y Nambu)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBCS as Foundation and Inspiration: The Transmutation of Symmetry \u003ci\u003e(F Wilczek)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom BCS to the LHC \u003ci\u003e(S Weinberg)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Students, researchers and academics interested in BCS theory and its origin.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150345748720,"sku":"9789814360869","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814360869_p0.jpg?v=1763690810","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814360869","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}