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supercurrent

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supercurrent [¦sü·pər′kə·rənt]
(solid-state physics)
In the two-fluid model of superconductivity, the current arising from motion of superconducting electrons, in contrast to the normal current.
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a nearby shortwave transmitter), mechanical vibrations (lawn mowers, local construction), or a coincidence with magnet supercurrent fluctuations (recorded separately).
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Josephson's theoretical predictions of the properties of supercurrent through a tunnel barrier earned him the Nobel Prize in 1973.
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At about the same time supercurrent junctions were found to exhibit the Josephson effect, namely, the flow of an electron-pair tunneling current through an insultor separating two superconductors.
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