2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2018.09.031
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Moment of inertia of superconductors

Abstract: We find that the bulk moment of inertia per unit volume of a metal becoming superconducting increases by the amount me/(πrc), with me the bare electron mass and rc = e 2 /mec 2 the classical electron radius. This is because superfluid electrons acquire an intrinsic moment of inertia me(2λL) 2 , with λL the London penetration depth. As a consequence, we predict that when a rotating long cylinder becomes superconducting its angular velocity does not change, contrary to the prediction of conventional BCS-London t… Show more

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“…In a similar manner, using deformations of Poisson brackets and corresponding Poisson maps, one can also study various generalizations of the motion of the Chaplygin sphere [5,36] and other nonholonomic systems [6,9,11,34,35] in a magnetic field. As a development of the problems considered here, we also point out the possibility of introducing inhomogeneous and nonstationary magnetic fields [23,26,37]. The first possibility is closely related to the Levitron theory and will allow the sphere, for example, to jump without additional mechanical actions.…”
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“…In a similar manner, using deformations of Poisson brackets and corresponding Poisson maps, one can also study various generalizations of the motion of the Chaplygin sphere [5,36] and other nonholonomic systems [6,9,11,34,35] in a magnetic field. As a development of the problems considered here, we also point out the possibility of introducing inhomogeneous and nonstationary magnetic fields [23,26,37]. The first possibility is closely related to the Levitron theory and will allow the sphere, for example, to jump without additional mechanical actions.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a number of instruments utilizing a contact less suspension system a rotor spins at high speed in a suspension magnetic field. The design of such instruments is feasible only if the properties of bodies rotating in a magnetic field are known [23,26,37]. We could enrich this theory by taking into account various nonholonomic effects modelling friction.…”
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“…Using these concepts together with the essential fact that the normal state charge carriers are holes we are able to completely describe the physics that takes place when either magnetization or angular momentum [26,27] changes in superconductors, in a way that satisfies the conservation laws, explains the physical processes by which momentum is transferred between different components of the system, and respects the fact that the processes are reversible under ideal conditions. We cannot say the same thing about ferromagnets.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Для ферромагнетиков этот вопрос начал рассматриваться только недавно и пока остается нерешенным, а для сверхпроводников пока даже не признается, что такой вопрос существует и на него нужно ответить, см. обсуждение в работах [18,19,23,39]. Классическое описание динамики намагниченности микроскопических объектов включает феноменологические уравнения Ландау-Лифшица-Гильберта, см.…”
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