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I'm looking for a pedagogic introduction to d-wave superconductivity.

Ideally, this would involve a derivation of d-wave superconductivity and the form of the gap parameter from some fundamental Hamiltonian (if such a derivation is even possible).

Books and papers are welcome.

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rmp.aps.org/abstract/RMP/v67/i2/p515_1 and references therein – wsc Oct 6 '11 at 13:25
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A derivation is the Big Question of the field, so that's going to be right out. You should give some details about what your background level it --- are you familiar with BCS theory? Eliashberg theory (and field theory in general)? Do you already understand the role of impurities (magnetic and not) in BCS theory? In the absence, I can recommend "Quantum Liquids" by Anthony Leggett, which contains an impartial evaluation of the phenomena and theories of cuprates near the end, and the rest of book contains everything else you need to understand it. – genneth Oct 6 '11 at 13:39
Thanks for the answers so far! I know about BCS theory (though not about impurities) and field theory (though from the hep perspective). I haven't heard about Eliashberg theory. – Emerson Oct 6 '11 at 18:37
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also: rmp.aps.org/abstract/RMP/v72/i4/p969_1 – Jen Oct 7 '11 at 10:51

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