Contents:Lattice Vibrations of the Cuprate Superconductors (W Reichardt et al)Evidence of Strong Electron-Phonon Interaction from the Infrared Spectra of YBa2Cu3O7 (T Timusk & D B Tanner)Electron-Phonon Interaction and Infrared Spectra of High Temperature Superconductors (O V Dolgov et al)Tunneling Studies of Bimuthate and Cuprate Superconductors (J F Zasadzinski et al)Phonon Mechanism of the High Tc Superconductivity Based on the Tunneling Structure (D Shimada et al)Lattice Instabilities in High Temperature Superconductors: The X Tilt Point Energy Surface for La2-xBaxCuO4 (W E Pickett et al)Structural Instability and Strong Coupling in Oxide Superconductors (N M Plakida)On the Isotope Effect (J P Carbotte)Electron-Phonon Coupling, Oxygen Isotope Effect and Superconductivity in Ba1-xKxBio3 (C K Loong et al)Weak Coupling Theory of the High-Tc Superconductors Based on the Electron-Phonon Interaction (J Labbé)Phonon Self-Energy Effects in Migdal-Eliashberg Theory (F Marsiglio)Electron-Phonon Interaction and Superconductivity in BaxK1-xBiO3 (K Motizuki et al)The Effect of Strong Coulomb Correlations on Electron-Phonon Interactions in the Copper Oxides: Implications for Transport (J H Kim et al)Zinc Substitution Effects on the Superconducting Properties for Ld1.85Ce0.15CuO4-δ (V García-Vázquez et al)Manifestations of the e-ph Interaction: A Summary (R Baquero) Readership: Condensed matter physicists, applied physicists, chemists, electrical engineers and materials scientists. keywords:

These proceedings cover the possible manifestations of electron-phonon interactions in understanding high Tc superconductivity. The results of measurements of different experimental methods have been analysed, and the role played by electrons in superconductivity, taking into account the van Hove singularity, has also been discussed. The pairing of electrons by other bosonic excitations, as well as the effects of strong local electron-lattice interactions are reviewed. Another important point is the ab initio calculations discussed by several authors that remark the importance of electron-phonon effects for high Tc superconductivity.

This book consists of over 600 selected descriptions and abstracts of books, book chapters, patents and journal articles from throughout the world dealing with this high-profile topic. Each citation contains complete bibliographic data plus key words. The entries are grouped under the headings of: Theory of Superconductivity; Superconducting Devices; Superconducting Properties of Materials; Applications of Superconductors: Author Index; Subject Index.

These proceedings include lecture notes from eleven courses in modern physics, including astrophysics and mathematical, statistical, medical, and solid state physics. The coherent states of Glauber, for instance, are shown to have a clear physical meaning by themselves. Lectures on astroparticle physics include descriptions of the construction and implementation of instruments designed to help explain the origin of the Universe. Cosmic rays and neutrinos are also discussed as a motivation for searching for dark matter.