This new edition of the graduate text includes developments in the field since the book's original publication in 1996. Tinkham (physics and applied physics, Harvard U.) provides a variety of material on superconductors, including: an historic overview; an introduction to the electrodynamics of superconductors; an examination of on the BCS Theory and the Ginzberg-Landau Theory; and descriptions of magnetic properties of classic Type II superconductors, the Josephson Effect, fluctuation effects, high-temperature superconductors, and non-equilibrium superconductivity. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)