Inconsistency of the conventional theory of superconductivity
J. E. Hirsch
Abstract
Abstract In a process where the temperature of a type-I superconductor in a magnetic field changes, the conventional theory of superconductivity predicts that Joule heat is generated and that the final state is independent of the speed of the process. I show that these two predictions cannot be simultaneously reconciled with the laws of thermodynamics. I propose a resolution of this paradox.
Topics & Concepts
SuperconductivityPhysicsCondensed matter physicsField (mathematics)Magnetic fieldState (computer science)High-temperature superconductivityJoule effectTheoretical physicsQuantum mechanicsMeissner effectMeasure (data warehouse)Work (physics)Process (computing)Statistical physicsBCS theoryJoule (programming language)Field theory (psychology)Quantum electrodynamicsResolution (logic)Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismSuperconductivity in MgB2 and AlloysQuantum and Classical Electrodynamics