Superconductivity and Low Temperature Physics 1
Course 0000000020 in WS 2024/5
General Data
| Course Type | lecture |
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| Semester Weekly Hours | 2 SWS |
| Organisational Unit | Technical Physics |
| Lecturers |
Kirill Fedorov |
| Dates |
Thu, 12:00–14:00, PH HS3 |
Assignment to Modules
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PH2031: Supraleitung und Tieftemperaturphysik 1 / Superconductivity and Low Temperature Physics 1
This module is included in the following catalogs:- Specific catalogue of special courses for condensed matter physics
- Specific catalogue of special courses for Applied and Engineering Physics
- Complementary catalogue of special courses for nuclear, particle, and astrophysics
- Complementary catalogue of special courses for Biophysics
Further Information
Courses are together with exams the building blocks for modules. Please keep in mind that information on the contents, learning outcomes and, especially examination conditions are given on the module level only – see section "Assignment to Modules" above.
| additional remarks | The content of the lecture includes the following topics:- Basics properties of superconductors and superconducting materials (different types of superconducting materials, superconductors in a magnetic field, type-I and type-II superconductors, thermodynamic properties)- Phenomenological description of superconductivity (London theory, superconductivity as a macroscopic quantum phenomenon, Ginzburg-Landau theory)- Fluxoid quantization, Josephson effects- Overview of microscopic BCS theory- Critical currents- Applications of superconductivity- Unconventional superconductors (e.g. cuprates, iron-pnictides) |
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