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This book is P. W. Anderson's long-awaited full presentation of his theory of high-T"c" superconductivity in the cuprates. He realized that this striking new phenomenon needed for its explanation not just a new mechanism or "gimmick" but a radical reworking of the electronic theory of metals, especially those of low dimension. The many fundamentally new ideas that are first fully presented here will require a rewriting of the textbooks of many-body theory, which may take decades. The book incorporates full discussions of the experimental situation in these complex materials, both the normal and the superconducting states. The latest advances are contained in a selection of re-and pre-prints of recent work by Anderson and collaborators. The fundamental insight contained in the book is that the conditions for validity of the renormalized quasiparticle theory of metals ("Fermi Liquid Theory") are much more restrictive than had been thought, and are not satisfied in the CuO"2" planes of high-T"c" materials (among, probably, many other examples). This requires a new state of matter to be invented, new transport theories, and new mechanisms for superconductivity. This book will supersede all theoretical discussions of superconductivity that are now available in book form.
Originally published in 1997.
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August 4, 1997
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6.5 x 1 x 9.75 inches
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This book is P. W. Anderson's longawaited full presentation of his theory of highTc superconductivity in the cuprates. He realized that this striking new phenomenon needed for its explanation not just a new mechanism or "gimmick" but a radical reworking of the electronic theory of metals, especially those of low dimension. The many fundamentally new ideas that are first fully presented here will require a rewriting of the textbooks of manybody theory, which may take decades. The book incorporates full discussions of the experimental situation in these complex materials, both the normal and the superconducting states. The latest advances are contained in a selection of re and preprints of recent work by Anderson and collaborators.
The fundamental insight contained in the book is that the conditions for validity of the renormalized quasiparticle theory of metals ("Fermi Liquid Theory") are much more restrictive than had been thought, and are not satisfied in the CuO2 planes of highTc materials (among, probably, many other examples). This requires a new state of matter to be invented, new transport theories, and new mechanisms for superconductivity. This book will supersede all theoretical discussions of superconductivity that are now available in book form.
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- ASIN : 0691043655
- Publisher : Princeton University Press; First Edition (August 4, 1997)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780691043654
- ISBN-13 : 978-0691043654
- Item Weight : 1.75 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 1 x 9.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,829,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,842 in Physics (Books)
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3.0 out of 5 stars This is a good book for HTC superconductors
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2011
Hello.
Anderson's book is good for HTC superconductivity.
It's start from basic superconductivity and arrive to describe many Anderson's articles on HTC superconductivity (in particular YBCO material).
The book layout is vary bad, but it contain many important physics.
I wish everyone good study!
2.0 out of 5 stars nope nope nope
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2014
This is a pretty idiosyncratic view, which is not widely accepted, for cuprates and high Tc. Anderson has already won his nobel for good work, but he has pushed the RVB picture for a long time. Most of this book is a re-print volume. The student new to the field will find little in the way of pedagogy, and even the experienced researcher might find this oeuvre opaque. If you want, look at a library copy before you buy. I have no need or desire to own this book. After tinkham, the gold standard introduction, you need something more advanced but this ain't it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent price. Rapid delivery. - And a really good book. What more could you want?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2018
Excellent price. Rapid delivery. -And a really good book. What more could you want?