Transcript Quantum Locking

Quantum Locking, or Flux pinning, is the phenomenon where a
superconductor is pinned in space above a magnet. At higher
temperatures the superconductor allows magnetic flux to enter in
quantized packets through points in the magnet known as flux
tubes, but at extremely low temperatures these flux tubes are
locked into place to conserve energy causing Quantum Locking
Superconductivity
 Superconductivity occurs when an
object is cooled to a low enough
temperature to allow an electrical
current to pass through it with
absolutely no resistance . Another
effect of superconductors is the
repulsion of magnetic fields.
Flux Tubes
 A flux tube is a generally cylindrical
region of space containing a magnetic
field. Flux tubes can easily be created
using a superconductor’s
characteristics of magnetic repulsion.
By placing a superconductor over a
magnet, flux tubes are created
through the minute cracks in the
superconductor for the magnetic flux
lines to pass through.
• A disk that is half a micron thick, with a diameter of three
inches, can support over 70,000 times its own weight when
placed over a magnetic field of 350 Oe
• That same disk, if made two milimeters thick could support
1,000 kilograms, the weight of a small car.
• In a superconductor three inches in diameter, there exist an
estimated 100 billion flux tubes when placed over a magnetic
field.
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Boaz Almog Levitates a Superconductor
Hoverboard