1. Preface

   • A. Bussmann-Holder
   • V. Z. Kresin

   Preface Pages: 1 - 1

2. Large, Small, and Especially Jahn–Teller Polarons

   • K. A. M¨ller

   Conference Report Pages: 3 - 7

3. Lattice Distortions and Charge Carriers in Cuprates

   • Lev P. Gor'kov

   Conference Report Pages: 9 - 13

4. Superfluid Condensation in Short Coherence Length Superconductors: The Case of the High T_c Cuprates

   • Guy Deutscher

   Conference Report Pages: 15 - 17

5. From t–J to JT: Spin-Charge-Phonon-Coupling in High Temperature Superconductors

   • Annette Bussmann-Holder

   Conference Report Pages: 19 - 21

6. Electron-Lattice Coupling in Manganites and Cuprates

   • T. Egami
   • Despina Louca

   Conference Report Pages: 23 - 26

7. Superconductivity in Cuprates, the Van Hove Scenario

   • J. Bok
   • J. Bouvier

   Conference Report Pages: 27 - 31

8. Quasiparticle Dynamics from the Bose–Einstein Condensation to the BCS-Like Regions of the Phase Diagram in YBa2Cu3O7−δ

   • D. Mihailovic
   • J. Demsar
   • L. Mechin

   Conference Report Pages: 33 - 36

9. Isotopic Shifts in a Polaronic System

   • J. Mustre de Leon
   • R. de Coss
   • S. A. Trugman

   Conference Report Pages: 37 - 39

10. Normal-State Gap, Supercarrier Mass Anisotropy and Isotope Effects in La2−xSrxCuO4

    • Guo-meng Zhao
    • K. Conder
    • K. A. M¨ller

    Conference Report Pages: 41 - 44

11. Doping Dependence of Superconducting Parameters in HgBa2CuO4+δ Single Crystals

    • J. Hofer
    • J. Karpinski
    • H. Keller

    Conference Report Pages: 45 - 47

12. High-T_c Superconductivity with Bipolarons and Normal State Gap in Cuprates

    • A. S. Alexandrov

    Conference Report Pages: 49 - 52

13. Spin-Phonon Interaction and the EPR Linewidth in La2CuO4 and Related Cuprates

    • B. I. Kochelaev

    Conference Report Pages: 53 - 55

14. Intrinsic Electron Paramagnetic Resonance in La2−xSrxCuO4: Manifestation of Three Spin Polarons

    • B. Elschner
    • B. Kochelaev
    • A. Loidl

    Conference Report Pages: 57 - 59

15. The Attractive Hubbard Model in 2-D: Is It Capable of Describing a Pseudogap and Preformed Pairs?

    • M. Letz

    Conference Report Pages: 61 - 63

16. Pairing Susceptibility of Strongly Correlated Electrons Weakly Coupled to the Lattice

    • H. Fehske
    • G. Wellein
    • H. B¨ttner

    Conference Report Pages: 65 - 67

17. Polaron Absorption and the Insulator to Metal Transition in Nd2−xCe_xCuO4−y Cuprates

    • S. Lupi
    • P. Giura
    • V. Raimondi

    Conference Report Pages: 69 - 70

18. Shadow Bands, Gap and Pseudogaps in High-T_c Superconductors

    • S. Caprara
    • A. Perali
    • M. Sulpizi

    Conference Report Pages: 71 - 73

19. Small Polaron Formation in Strongly Correlated Electronic Systems

    • M. Capone
    • M. Grilli
    • W. Stephan

    Conference Report Pages: 75 - 77

20. Superconductivity with Local, Short-Range Attraction

    • R. Micnas
    • S. Robaszkiewicz
    • B. Tobijaszewska

    Conference Report Pages: 79 - 84

21. High-Temperature Superconductivity: A Macroscopic View

    • C. W. Chu

    Conference Report Pages: 85 - 88

22. Electronic and Phonon Contributions to the Pairing in the Cuprates

    • W. A. Little
    • K. Collins
    • M. J. Holcomb

    Conference Report Pages: 89 - 94

23. A Polarized Neutron Scattering Study of the Normal Phase in YBa2Cu3O6.95

    • T. J. Smith
    • K. H. Andersen
    • K. R. A. Ziebeck

    Conference Report Pages: 95 - 97

24. Investigation of the Symmetry of the Pairing State in YBa2Cu3O7−δ Using the Nonlinear Transverse Magnetic Moment: Experimental Results

    • Anand Bhattacharya
    • Allen M. Goldman
    • Boyd Veal

    Conference Report Pages: 99 - 103

25. Specific Heat of YBa2Cu3O7−−δ and (La₂−xSrx)CuO4: Evidence for d-Wave Pairing

    • N. E. Phillips
    • B. Buffeteau
    • D. A. Wright

    Conference Report Pages: 105 - 111

26. Inhomogeneity of Charge and Spin Distribution in CuO2 Layers of High-T_c Superconductors: NQR/NMR Studies of 1-2-3 Compounds

    • M. A. Teplov
    • O. N. Bakharev
    • R. M. Eremina

    Conference Report Pages: 113 - 115

27. On Electronic and Transport “Anomalies” in Layered Oxides

    • Davor Pavuna

    Conference Report Pages: 117 - 119

28. Photodoping of YBaCuO Grain Boundary Josephson Junctions

    • A. Gilabert
    • M. G. Medici
    • P. Seidel

    Conference Report Pages: 121 - 123

29. Inhomogeneities and Magnetic Properties of the Cuprates

    • Yu. Ovchinnikov
    • S. Wolf
    • V. Kresin

    Conference Report Pages: 125 - 127

30. Pair and Quasiparticle States of YBa2Cu3O7−x Films Deduced from the Surface Impedance and a Comparison with Nb3Sn

    • M. A. Hein
    • A. Cassinese
    • M. Perpeet

    Conference Report Pages: 129 - 138

31. Ferroelectric-HTSC Microwave Structures: Fundamental Limitations

    • Allen Hermann
    • Veeraraghavan Badri

    Conference Report Pages: 139 - 141

32. Role of Apical Holes for Superconductivity in p-Type Cuprates: NEXAFS Results

    • N. N¨cker
    • M. Merz
    • G. Liu

    Conference Report Pages: 143 - 146

33. Optical Properties of Doped Antiferromagnets

    • Marcus Fleck
    • Alexander I. Lichtenstein
    • Lars Hedin

    Conference Report Pages: 147 - 149

34. Coexistence of Antiferromagnetism and Lattice Distortion in Systems with Chemically-Induced Charge Density Waves

    • S. Caprara

    Conference Report Pages: 151 - 152

35. Binding of Spin Polarons in Doped Antiferromagnets

    • Piotr Wróbel
    • Robert Eder

    Conference Report Pages: 153 - 154

36. Vortex Structure in an Antiferromagnetic Superconductor

    • V. N. Krivoruchko
    • K. Yu. Medvedeva
    • Yu. E. Kuzovlev

    Conference Report Pages: 155 - 157

37. Bad-Metal Behavior: Exotic Physics or a Consequence of Microstructure?

    • A. F. Hebard
    • S. B. Arnason

    Conference Report Pages: 159 - 162

38. Inversion of Optical Conductivity Data in Metals

    • F. Marsiglio1

    Conference Report Pages: 163 - 167

39. Electron–Phonon Interaction in Doped Fullerides

    • V. V. Kabanov

    Conference Report Pages: 169 - 170

40. High Field Gap Closure in the Kondo Insulator SmB6

    • J. C. Cooley
    • C. H. Mielke
    • J. L. Smith

    Conference Report Pages: 171 - 173

41. Strongly Correlated f-Electron Systems: A PES Study

    • A. J. Arko
    • J. J. Joyce
    • T. Cichorek

    Conference Report Pages: 175 - 179

42. The Magnetic Properties of CuGeO3 Single Crystals Irradiated by Heavy Ions

    • L. Gladczuk
    • R. Szymczak
    • H. Szymczak

    Conference Report Pages: 181 - 183

43. Electron–Phonon Coupling and Properties of Doped BaBiO3

    • V. Meregalli
    • S. Y. Savrasov

    Conference Report Pages: 185 - 187

44. Giant Oxygen Isotope Effect on the Metal-Insulator Transition of RNiO3 Perovskites

    • M. Medarde
    • P. Lacorre
    • A. Furrer

    Conference Report Pages: 189 - 191

45. Ti3+ Jahn–Teller Polarons and Bipolarons in BaTiO3

    • S. Köhne
    • O. F. Schirmer
    • V. Vikhnin

    Conference Report Pages: 193 - 195

46. Superfluid, Superconducting, and Magnetic Ordering in Mesoscopic Quantum Dots

    • A. F. Andreev

    Conference Report Pages: 197 - 207

47. Mesoscale Charge-Ordering in Transition Metal Oxides: Formation and Signatures

    • A. R. Bishop
    • Z. G. Yu

    Conference Report Pages: 209 - 213

48. Bipolaron Formation in a Strong Coupling Polaronic Metal

    • H. Morawitz
    • P. Reineker

    Conference Report Pages: 215 - 216

49. The Role of Polarons in Ferroelectric Phase Transitions

    • Yakov Girshberg
    • Yizhak Yacoby

    Conference Report Pages: 217 - 219

50. The Polaron: Ground State, Excited States, and Far from Equilibrium

    • S. A. Trugman
    • Janez Bonča

    Conference Report Pages: 221 - 223