Condensed Matter Physics

  1. Superconductivity
    1. Discovery and Phenomenology
      1. Historical Overview
        1. Onnes Discovery
          1. Early Observations
          2. Zero Electrical Resistance
            1. Perfect Conductivity
              1. Persistent Currents
              2. Meissner Effect
                1. Perfect Diamagnetism
                  1. Flux Expulsion
                2. Thermodynamic Properties
                  1. Critical Temperature
                    1. Critical Magnetic Field
                      1. Specific Heat Jump
                        1. Isotope Effect
                        2. London Theory
                          1. London Equations
                            1. Local Electrodynamics
                              1. Supercurrent Response
                              2. Penetration Depth
                                1. Magnetic Field Penetration
                                  1. Temperature Dependence
                                  2. Flux Quantization
                                    1. Macroscopic Quantum Coherence
                                  3. Ginzburg-Landau Theory
                                    1. Order Parameter
                                      1. Complex Wave Function
                                        1. Amplitude and Phase
                                        2. Free Energy Functional
                                          1. Landau Expansion
                                            1. Gradient Terms
                                            2. Coherence Length
                                              1. Spatial Variation Scale
                                              2. Type I and Type II Superconductors
                                                1. Ginzburg-Landau Parameter
                                                  1. Critical Fields
                                                    1. Mixed State
                                                      1. Flux Vortices
                                                        1. Vortex Lattice
                                                    2. BCS Theory
                                                      1. Cooper Pair Formation
                                                        1. Electron-Phonon Interaction
                                                          1. Pairing Instability
                                                          2. BCS Ground State
                                                            1. Coherent Superposition
                                                              1. Energy Gap
                                                              2. Quasiparticle Excitations
                                                                1. Bogoliubov Transformation
                                                                  1. Density of States
                                                                  2. Temperature Dependence
                                                                    1. Gap Evolution
                                                                      1. Critical Temperature
                                                                    2. Josephson Effects
                                                                      1. Josephson Junctions
                                                                        1. Tunneling Hamiltonian
                                                                        2. DC Josephson Effect
                                                                          1. Supercurrent Flow
                                                                            1. Current-Phase Relation
                                                                            2. AC Josephson Effect
                                                                              1. Voltage-Frequency Relation
                                                                                1. Shapiro Steps
                                                                                2. Applications
                                                                                  1. SQUIDs
                                                                                    1. Voltage Standards
                                                                                  2. Unconventional Superconductivity
                                                                                    1. High-Temperature Superconductors
                                                                                      1. Cuprate Materials
                                                                                        1. Layered Structures
                                                                                        2. Heavy Fermion Superconductors
                                                                                          1. Organic Superconductors
                                                                                            1. Iron-Based Superconductors
                                                                                            2. Applications
                                                                                              1. Power Applications
                                                                                                1. Transmission Lines
                                                                                                  1. Energy Storage
                                                                                                  2. Electronic Applications
                                                                                                    1. Josephson Devices
                                                                                                      1. Quantum Computing
                                                                                                      2. Magnetic Applications
                                                                                                        1. MRI Systems
                                                                                                          1. Magnetic Levitation

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