392 INDEX
Fluctuations, 180-189,305
Flux quantum, 20, 366
Free energy, 9, 180, 368
Gap-control term, 156, 303
Gap suppression
gauge-invariant potential, 161, 209
paramagnetic impurities, 53
Gauge invariant potential
definition, 168, 196
quantum oscillations, 262
Gauge transformations, 26, 27, 83-85
Gigantic flux puzzle, 354, 355, 385-387
Ginzburg-Landau equations
static, 11
time-dependent, 63, 64, 160, 170, 173, 176
Ginzburg-Landau parameter, 14
Ginzburg’s number, 182
Green’s functions: see Propagators
Gor’kov equations, 23, 24
Instability
branch imbalance, 208-210
coherent, 317
inverse population, 300, 340
paramagnetic, 309
phonon, 335
photon, 342
superfluid velocity, 339
Interference current
junctions, 258
paradox, 286-289
TDGL scheme, 165-173
Inverse population, 317
Isotope effect, 26
Josephson effects, 255
Kinetic equations
junctions, 259
spatially inhomogeneous, 355-357
spatially homogeneous, 91
stationary, 121, 123
time-dependent, 152, 357
Klein paradox, 6
Kondo-effect, 43
Langrangian, magnetic field, 5
Local equilibrium approximation, 157
Londons’ equation, 2
Longitudinal electric field, 195-198
Maxwell equations, 173, 174
Meissner effect, 2
Microrefrigeration, 282-284
Migdal-Eliashberg equations, 69-71
Nondiagonal channel: see Collision integral
Nonequilibrium distributions
asymmetric junction, 331
narrow source, 326
subthreshold tunneling, 276
superthreshold tunneling, 277
UHF field, 124
wide source, 296, 297, 320
Normal metal-superconductor
boundary motion, 308
phase separation threshold, 297
surface energy, 14-16
Normalization condition
quasi-particle distribution, 294
propagators, 152, 153
Numerical solution
tunnel junctions, 276-278
phase-slip centers, 223-237, 243-248
inverse population, 321-325
Order parameter
definition, 24, 61, 92, 153
dynamic suppression, 120
enhancement, 119, 125
multiple valued, 277, 281, 297, 333
stability, 298-300
Pair field
quantum correlations, 54
self-consistent, 29
Paraconductivity mechanism
Aslamazov-Larkin, 185-187
Maki-Thompson, 187-189
Pauli matrices, 24
Penetration depth
London, 12
electric field, 198, 199
Pethick-Smith effect, 355
Phase-slip centers
boundary conditions, 218, 219
Galayko model, 233-240
radiation, electromagnetic, 248
radiation, phonon, 252