Superconductivity a very short introduction - Blundell, Stephen 1967- (Oxford University Press, 2009)
What is superconductivity? -- The quest for low temperatures -- The discovery of superconductivity -- Explusion -- Pairing up -- Symmetry -- Before the breaktrhough -- High-temperature of superconductivity -- The making of the new superconductors -- What have superconductors ever done for us?
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146) and index
Superconductivity is one of the most exciting areas of research in physics today. Outlining the history of its discovery, and the race to understand its many mysterious and counter-intuitive phenomena, this Very Short Introduction explains in accessible terms the theories that have been developed, and how they have influenced other areas of science, including the Higgs boson of particle physics and ideas about the early Universe. It is an engaging and informative accountof a fascinating scientific detective story, and an intelligible insight into some deep and beautiful ideas of physics