Applied Superconductivity

Lecture Notes

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TOPICS

1

Survey of Superconductivity (PDF)

2

Perfect Conductivity (PDF)

3

Magnetoquasistatics (PDF)

4

London's Equations (PDF)

5

Classical Model of a Superconductor (PDF)

6

Electromagnetic Power (PDF)

7

Transmission Lines (PDF)

8

Perfect Diamagnetism (PDF)

9

Macroscopic Quantum Model (PDF - 1.2 MB)

10

Supercurrent Equation (PDF)

11

Basic Josephson Junctions (PDF)

12

SQUIDs (PDF)

13

Generalized Josephson Junctions (PDF - 1.6 MB)

14

Josephson Circuits and Devices I (PDF)

15

Superconducting Digital Circuits (PDF)

16

Type II Superconductors and Thermo (PDF)

17

Critical Fieds, Flux Flow, Pinning (PDF)

18

Ginzburg-Landau Theory (PDF)

19

Microscopic Interactions and Cooper Problem (PDF)

20

BCS I

21

BCS II

22

Quantum Circuits I (PDF)

23

Quantum Circuits II

24

Quantum Tunneling Devices and Detectors

25

Quantum Tunneling Devices and Detectors (cont.)

26

Class Presentations

Assignments

The assignments are due in the sessions noted in the table.

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ASSIGNMENTS

4

Problem Set 1 (PDF)

7

Problem Set 2 (PDF)

9

Problem Set 3 (PDF)

12

Problem Set 4 (PDF)

14

Problem Set 5 (PDF)

16

Problem Set 6 (PDF)

18

Problem Set 7 (PDF)
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