Introduction to Superconductivity (421-0-1)

Instructors

Venkat Chandrasekhar
847/491-3444
Technological Institute Building (2145 Sheridan Road), Room F-125, Evanston

Meeting Info

Technological Institute MG28: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

This course is an introduction to the phenomena of superconductivity, superconducting materials and their many applications in basic science and technology. This is a lecture-based course on the basic theory and phenomenology of superconductivity and its applications. Fundamentals include the electrical and magnetic properties of superconductors, London's theory of the electromagnetic response of superconductors, Landau and Ginzburg's theory for the thermodynamics and magnetic properties of type I and type II superconductors, the origin of quantized magnetic flux, the Josephson effect, and the operation of Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) for high-precision magnetometry. Applications are wide ranging, from superconducting quantum electronics to superconducting radio-frequency cavities for particle accelerators.

Registration Requirements

No graduate level prerequisites. Undergraduate-level knowledge of thermodynamics, and an undergraduate-level course on quantum mechanics will be assumed. In particular, this course does not require graduate-level quantum mechanics, solid-state physics or graduate-level statistical mechanics.

Teaching Method

Lectures

Evaluation Method

Weekly homework and a final written paper.

Class Materials (Required)

"Introduction to Superconductivity" by Michael Tinkham, Dover, ISBN: 978-0486435039
Previous Editions: 2nd edition
Online: No
Other Purchases: None