What DO we know about high Tc?
@article{Leggett2006WhatDW, title={What DO we know about high Tc?}, author={Anthony J. Leggett}, journal={Nature Physics}, year={2006}, volume={2}, pages={134-136} }
From twenty years of experimental research, we can draw several conclusions that do not depend on any particular model of high-temperature superconductivity. With these in mind, it's time to assess the theoretical landscape, and wonder whether we have been asking the right questions.
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