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A brief appraisal of the current state of understanding on the specific heat anomaly nearT c in the oxide superconductors is presented. Spectacular specific heat double transitions are explained with plausible models.
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Das, M.P. Specific-heat anomaly near superconducting transition in high temperature superconductors. Bull. Mater. Sci. 14, 999–1002 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02747466
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