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Quantum mechanics on the human scale
Quantum mechanics on the human scale
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Nov 3, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
Stephen Blundell reviews a theory of superconductivity that was developed in Oxford in the 1930’s by Fritz London. The idea is that under certain conditions quantum coherent effects can become manifest on a large scale. In an effect such as superconductivity, this idea can be put to use in such applications as magnetic resonance imaging, in which a living human patient is inserted inside a quantum coherent wave function. He will explain how coherent effects can be measured in real superconductors.
Released:
Nov 3, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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