One of the most exciting developments in modern physics has been the discovery of the new class of oxide materials with high superconducting transition temperature. Systems with Tc well above liquid nitrogen temperature are already a reality and higher Tc's are anticipated. Indeed, the idea of a room-temperature superconductor, which just a short time ago was considered science fiction, appears to be a distinctly possible outcome of materials research. To address the need to train students and scientists for research in this exciting field, Jeffrey W. Lynn and colleagues at the University of Maryland, College Park, as well as other superconductivity experts from around the U.S., taught a graduate-level course in the fall of 1987, from which the chapters in this book were drawn. Subjects included are: Survey of superconductivity (J. Lynn).- The theory of type-II superconductivity (D. Belitz).- The Josephson effect (P. Ferrell).- Crystallography (A. Santoro).- Electronic structure (C.P. Wang).- Magnetic properties and interactions (J. Lynn).- Synthesis and diamagnetic properties (R. Shelton).- Electron pairing (P. Allen).- Superconducting devices (F. Bedard).- Superconducting properties (J. Crow, N.-P. Ong).

Sushi Chef Tako came back from vacation to meet with Purridge & her other friends. But he realizes he's different from them. Find out why being different can be a good thing

Tomato & Potato are bestfriends with different personalities but share the same interests. Tomato was the happy-go-lucky, child-like, sometimes childish, always on the go, cheerful little red fruit that always bugs Potato to go for an adventure; while Potato was the more serious type veggie who analyzes things before making a move, he likes to lay back & relax on his bean bag couch & listens to bossa nova. This is a compilation of Tomato & Potato's comic strips with few artworks & profiles.