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[en] In the first part of this general paper, the present state of the theory of superconductivity is dealt with, while the technical applications of superconductivity (magnets, cables, motors, and generators) are discussed in the second. (HPOE/AK)

[en] This plenary lecture briefly reviews the principles and elementary aspects of superconductivity and the advancement towards high-T_c superconductors. (MM)

[en] Comprehensive and easy to understand, this introductory text on superconductivity was especially written for the non-specialist. The author, an active researcher in the field for more than forty years, first presents the fundamental considerations - without too much mathematics. He describes the various phenomena connected with the superconducting state, provides experimental facts and discusses numerous examples for modern applications. The new high-temperature superconductors are also dealt with in detail. For almost two decades now, the German version of this book - currently in its fourth edition - has been the best-selling standard work on superconductivity. (orig.)

[en] The author discusses the following topics:- 1) A15-superconductors, 2) PdH(D) and Pd-alloys charged with H(D), 3) (SN)sub(x)-the first polymer superconductor, 4) Metastable structures produced by ion-beam sputtering, ion implantation, and by quenched condensation. (Auth.)

[en] Issues on energy problems have gained extraordinary importance in the past 10 years - not only for experts but, quite generally, also in public. Relevant data have become of particular consequence in this context. Such data can be found in numerous publications of any kind but finding them quickly is not so easy for users. That is why this bibliography has tried to provide a worldwide compilation of the most important data compilations, standard works, handbooks, etc. from the field of energy industry and technology. The bibliography differentiates between periodical publications and monographs. They are arranged according to countries and international organizations. This 2nd issue of the bibliography 'Data Compilations in Energy' contains the information presented in the first issue, brought up to date by new information on literature and data from the field of energy recently published worldwide. (orig./IO)

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[en] The authors present the fundamental considerations without the need for extensive mathematics, describing the various phenomena connected with the superconducting state, with liberal insertion of experimental facts and examples for modern applications. While all fields of superconducting phenomena are dealt with in detail, this new edition pays particular attention to the groundbreaking discovery of magnesium diboride and the current developments in this field. In addition, a new chapter provides an overview of the elements, alloys and compounds where superconductivity has been observed in experiments, together with their major characteristics. The chapter on technical applications has been considerably expanded to accommodate microelectronics, while the key aspects of critical currents as well as Josephson junctions now each have their own chapter

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