The proceedings consists of 37 papers presented at the April-May 1998 workshop on the symmetry of the order parameter and pairing states for, in particular, high critical temperature superconductors (HTS), and other unconventional superconductors. Some papers are more theoretical while others report data analysis from experiments. Topics include pseudogaps and magnetic properties of the t-J model, the coexistence of superconductivity with charge- or spin-density waves, the effects of Van Hove singularities on thermal properties of HTSs, the influence of grain boundary roughness on tricrystal symmetry tests, and the transformation of thermal energy into electric energy in an inhomogenous superconducting ring. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This book contains the latest findings of some of the world's leading researchers on high Tc superconductivity, including considerations of the order parameter and the pairing conditions. Both theoretical and advanced experimental results are outlined. Considerations of d-, s-, or more complicated order parameter symmetry are discussed at length, serving as a benchmark for an overall view of the field as of April 1998.
Many of the results presented are new and have neither appeared nor been discussed previously. Interesting experimental facts are given on junctions and fluctuations, both in the presence and absence of a magnetic field. Electronic, optical, magnetic and transport properties are discussed.
The editors' concern for coherence and legibility means that the book can be read by anyone concerned with superconductivity. No other book focuses so closely on an understanding of symmetry and pairing in superconductors.
