Low-Temperature Physics

• Main Authors: Enss, Christian (Author), Hunklinger, Siegfried (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Physics.; Thermodynamics.; Condensed matter.; Superconductivity.; Superconductors.; Engineering.; Materials science.; Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity.; Engineering, general.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

This book provides a concise but thorough introduction to important phenomena of low-temperature physics. It is ideally suited as a textbook for advanced undergraduates but will also be valuable for graduate students, scientists and engineers working in this field. Clear explanations of both theoret...

Table of Contents:

• Quantum Fluids
• Helium — General Properties
• Superfluid 4He — Helium II
• Normal-Fluid 3He
• Superfluid 3He
• Mixtures of 3He and 4He
• Solids at Low Temperatures
• Phonons
• Conduction Electrons
• Magnetic Moments — Spins
• Tunneling Systems
• Superconductivity
• Principles of Refrigeration and Thermometry
• Cooling Techniques
• Thermometry.