Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-255) and index
Tight-binding modeling of layered perovskites -- The pairing mechanism of overdoped cuprates -- Specific heat and penetration depth -- Plasmons and the Cooper pair mass -- Thermodynamics of Gaussian fluctuations and paraconductivity -- Kinetics of fluctuation Cooper pairs -- Fluctuation conductivity in strong electric fields -- Linear-T electrical resistivity and normal phase properties -- Terahertz electric oscillations in supercooled superconductors