Superconductivity

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Superconductivity is a phenomenon where certain materials exhibit zero electrical resistance and expulsion of magnetic fields when cooled below a characteristic critical temperature. This means that once a current is established in a superconducting circuit, it can flow indefinitely without energy loss. ### Key Features of Superconductivity: 1. **Zero Resistance**: When a material transitions into a superconducting state, its electrical resistance drops to zero. This allows for the perfect conduction of electricity.
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Experiments:
Video 1.
20. Fermi gases, BEC-BCS crossover by Wolfgang Ketterle (2014)
Source. Part of the "Atomic and Optical Physics" series, uploaded by MIT OpenCourseWare.
Actually goes into the equations.
Notably, youtu.be/O_zjGYvP4Ps?t=3278 describes extremely briefly an experimental setup that more directly observes pair condensation.
Video 2.
Superconductivity and Quantum Mechanics at the Macro-Scale - 1 of 2 by Steven Kivelson (2016)
Source. For the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. Gives a reasonable basis overview, but does not go into the meat of BCS it at the end.
Video 3.
The Map of Superconductivity by Domain of Science
. Source. Lacking as usual, but this one is particularly good as the author used to work on the area as he mentions in the video.
Media:
Transition into superconductivity can be seen as a phase transition, which happens to be a second-order phase transition.

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