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Best books to learn Superconductivity, in order
Superconductivity has the steepest prerequisite curve of any topic in condensed matter, because the phenomenon is visible to anyone and the theory is not: BCS requires second quantisation and a working command of many-body methods, and no amount of good writing gets around that. This path is built so you can stop honestly at any of three levels.
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Best Books on Superconductivity, in Reading Order
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Frequently asked questions
- How should I approach learning superconductivity?
- Superconductivity has the steepest prerequisite curve of any topic in condensed matter, because the phenomenon is visible to anyone and the theory is not: BCS requires second quantisation and a working command of many-body methods, and no amount of good writing gets around that. This path is built so you can stop honestly at any of three levels.
- What's a good book to start superconductivity with?
- A strong starting point is Superconductivity, Superfluids, and Condensates (Oxford Master Series in Condensed Matter Physics) by James F. Annett. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.