Fundamentals and Frontiers of the Josephson Effect

Introductory Notes on the Josephson Effect: Main Concepts and Phenomenology.- Josephson Devices as Tests of Quantum Mechanics Towards the Everyday Level.- Basic Properties of the Josephson Effect.- Charge Transport in Unconventional Superconductor Junctions.- Mesoscopic Features in Nanoscale Superconducting Devices.- Magnetic Field Effects in Josephson Junctions.- Current-Voltage Characteristics.- High Critical Temperature Superconductor Josephson Junctions and Other Exotic Structures.- Pairing Symmetry Effects.- Intrinsic Josephson Junctions in High Temperature Superconductors .- Phase Dynamics and Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling.- High Frequency Properties of Josephson Junctions.- Josephson Effect in Graphene and 3d Topological Insulators.- Physics and Applications of NanoSQUIDs.- Josephson Junctions for Metrology Applications.- Josephson Junctions for Digital Applications.- Quantum Bits with Josephson Junctions.- Quantum Superconduction Networks: From Josephson to QED Arrays.- Josephson Effects in Superfluid Helium.- Weak Link for Ultracold Bosonic Gases.