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Josephson effect
/ ˈəʊɪڲə /
noun
- physics any one of the phenomena which occur when an electric current passes through a very thin insulating layer between two superconducting substances. The applications include the very precise standardization of the volt
Josephson effect
- An effect in which electron pairs undergo quantum tunneling with zero resistance across a barrier separating two superconductors. The effect can be manipulated by varying a magnetic field at the junction where the tunneling occurs and is being investigated as a possible part of the design of high-speed switches for computer microprocessors. The Josephson effect is named after its discoverer, Welsh physicist Brian David Josephson (b. 1940).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Josephson effect1
C20: named after Brian David Josephson (born 1940), Welsh physicist; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1973
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The AC Josephson effect is one of the gems of physics, and it supplies the prototype for one large family of time crystals.
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Thus, the AC Josephson effect embodies the most basic concept of a time crystal.
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Through a phenomenon called the Josephson effect, microwave radiation beamed onto a superconducting device called a Josephson junction can produce a voltage output.
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In physics there's the Bose-Einstein Condensate, for example, and the Josephson Effect.
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Certain parts of the material showed signs of the Josephson effect, when electrons tunnel between a barrier separating two superconductors.
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