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Stability of Nonequilibrium Superconducting States II: Theory and Experiment

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Nonequilibrium Superconductivity, Phonons, and Kapitza Boundaries

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Theories and experiments on the stability of superconductors under the influence of laser illumination, tunnel injection, microwave or phonon irradiation are reviewed.

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Tremblay, AM.S. (1981). Stability of Nonequilibrium Superconducting States II: Theory and Experiment. In: Gray, K.E. (eds) Nonequilibrium Superconductivity, Phonons, and Kapitza Boundaries. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 65. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3935-9_11

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