Lattice Effects in High-Tc Superconductors: Proceedings of the Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, January 13-15, 1992

The focus of the workshop is the role of crystal lattices, ie atomic structure, phonons, lattice distortions and the mechanism of high temperature superconductivity in oxides. In spite of the intense research effort during the last five years the mechanisms of high temperature superconductivity still remains unknown. While earlier theories focused primarily on the role of magnetic interaction, recent experimental results strongly suggest that anharmonic local atomic displacements are critically involved in creating high temperature superconductivity. In this workshop, experimentalists and theoreticians address this issue with the hope of stimulating real progress in this area.