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In this paper I shall discuss how thermodynamic fluctuations affect the observable properties of superconductors, both above and below T. Although fluctuation effects can be observed also in such properties as electron tunneling, I shall restrict attention here to the basic hallmarks of superconductivity, perfect conductivity and perfect diamagnetism. First, I shall outline how the idealized properties of superconductors without fluctuations can be understood within the conceptual framework of the Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory. Then I shall consider how fluctuations modify the idealized sharp transitions.
Supported in part by the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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Tinkham, M. (1974). Fluctuations in Superconductors. In: Timmerhaus, K.D., O’Sullivan, W.J., Hammel, E.F. (eds) Low Temperature Physics-LT 13. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2688-5_2
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