A Purely Classical Derivation of the Meissner Effect?

2012/01/29 by Armen Gulian, A. M. Gulian, Gulian, A. M.
Physics and Astronomy · #Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum many-body systems #Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con) #cond-mat.supr-con #physics.class-ph

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Abstract

A recent study (arXiv:1109.1968v2, to be published in American Journal of Physics) claims to provide a classical explanation of the Meissner effect. However, the argument misuses de Gennes' derivation of flux expulsion in superconductors.

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