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Cooper pairs

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Cooper pairs [′kü·pər ‚perz]
(solid-state physics)
Pairs of bound electrons which occur in a superconducting medium according to the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory.


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First, the coherent transfer of Cooper pairs is expected to be much faster than the incoherent transfer of unpaired electrons, providing much larger currents with metrological accuracy.
NIST uncovers clue to successful manipulation of paired electrons. ... by Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Study of such Cooper pairs could shed light on superconductivity, he suggests.
When the other half gets really cold by Weiss, P. / Science News
Pions, consisting of pairs of quarks, play the same sort of simplifying role as Cooper pairs in superconductivity theory.
The stuff of protons: gluing quarks to make protons, neutrons, and ... by Peterson, Ivars / Science News
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