Books and Collected Contributions
Connectivity and Superconductivity
JB and J. Rubinstein (Springer, 2000)
Deals theoretically and experimentally with the influence of the boundaries on the superconducting state.
Physica C 468 (2008) 255-368
JB, Y. Oreg, D. Shahar, and B. Shapiro
Special issue on fluctuations and phase transitions in superconductors
Lecture Notes in Mechanics
An undergraduate textbook (in Hebrew), initially published by Magnes (2014). A link for free download of the PDF can be requested from the author.
Favorite Publications
I like them because I think they are thought provoking*
Unlike Maxwell’s demon, Szilard’s demon does not require the result of a measurement in order to perform the appropriate action. This… more
This essay presents the motivation for fighting this law and proposes several compelling contrivances that apparently could circumvent... more
Flux-induced vortex in mesoscopic superconducting loops
Phys. Rev. B 59 (1999) 8896-8901
This paper studies the order parameter in doubly connected supercon-ducting samples in a uniform magnetic field. It is found that there... more
Noise rectification by a superconducting loop with two weak links
A circuit with two Josephson junctions with unequal nonsinusoidal current-phase relation (CPR) can behave as a Brownian motor. As such, it... more
Flux-induced Nernst effect in a superconducting loop
This paper considers a superconducting ring at nonuniform temperature that encloses a magnetic flux (no driving current). An average dc... more
More fiction than science, but supports the scientific method. A story about creation of humankind in pseudo biblical Hebrew.
Thermodynamic failure in GL approach to fluctuation super...
Heat flow in equilibrium? A nonuniform superconducting loop above its critical temperature encloses a magnetic flux. Following the usual... more
Since Nyquist’s days, it is implicitly assumed that Johnson’s noise is due to thermal agitation at the same place where this noise is felt. This… more
*The descriptions are based on the author’s memory, as recorded in 2024.
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