1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910595032003321

Autore

Restrepo Francisco

Titolo

Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy Study of Spin Fluctuations in the Cuprate Superconductors / / by Francisco Restrepo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9783031109799

9783031109782

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 pages)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5061

Disciplina

537.623

543.62

Soggetti

Superconductivity

Superconductors

Superconductors - Chemistry

Spectrum analysis

Quantum electrodynamics

Spectroscopy

Quantum Electrodynamics, Relativistic and Many-body Calculations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Doctoral Thesis accepted by the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Superconductivity and the cuprates -- Chapter 3. Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy -- Chapter 4. Experimental Details -- Chapter 5. Results -- Chapter 6. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This thesis makes significant advances towards an understanding of superconductivity in the cuprate family of unconventional, high-temperature superconductors. Even though the high-temperature superconductors were discovered over 35 years ago, there is not yet a general consensus on an acceptable theory of superconductivity in these materials. One of the early proposals suggested that collective magnetic excitations of the conduction electrons could lead them to form pairs, which in turn condense to form the superconducting state at a critical temperature Tc. Quantitative calculations of Tc using



experimental data were, however, not available to verify the applicability of this magnetic mechanism. In this thesis, the author constructed an angle-resolved photoemission apparatus that could provide sufficiently accurate data of the electronic excitation spectra of samples in the normal state, data which was furthermore unusually devoid of any surface contamination. The author also applied the Bethe-Salpeter method to his uncommonly pristine and precise normal state data, and was able to predict the approximate superconducting transition temperatures of different samples. This rare combination of experiment with sophisticated theoretical calculations leads to the conclusion that antiferromagnetic correlations are a viable candidate for the pairing interaction in the cuprate superconductors.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910741182303321

Autore

Gutbrod Hans

Titolo

Ethics of Political Commemoration : Towards a New Paradigm / / by Hans Gutbrod, David Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

9783031315947

3031315944

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 pages)

Collana

Twenty-first Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict, , 2945-6061

Altri autori (Persone)

WoodDavid

Disciplina

327.1

394.4

Soggetti

Peace

Collective memory

Communication in politics

Political ethics

Peace and Conflict Studies

Memory Studies

Political Communication

Political Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction: Towards an Ethics of Political Commemoration -- Chapter 2: Ius ad Memoriam: What is Deserving of Commemoration? -- Chapter 3: Ius in Memoria: How Should we Commemorate? -- Chapter 4: Commemoration as Path for Conflict Transformation -- Chapter 5: Applying the Framework and its Limitations -- Chapter 6: Conclusion: Roadmap for the Paradigm.

Sommario/riassunto

This book proposes a new Ethics of Political Commemoration adapted from the Just War tradition, reflecting that remembrance is often conducted with political – and even coercive – intent. With its Ius ad Memoriam (what to commemorate) and Ius in Memoria (how to commemorate) criteria, the framework looks to guide debates that are currently inchoate so that remembrance of the past can transform relationships in the present and build a shared future. Offering a moral argument with memorable illustrations, Gutbrod and Wood draw on experiences from Armenia, Georgia, Ireland, Lebanon, and Libya, while connecting to mainstream debates in Western Europe and the United States. Bringing together an ethical tradition with the practice of conflict transformation, the framework fuses two perspectives that enrich each other. The book, in providing a first systematic presentation of the ethics, seeks to engage citizens and scholars, and help those who work to transform conflicts. .