Superconductors and Gravity
We review and discuss some recent developments on the unconventional interaction between superconducting systems and the local gravitational field. While it is known that gravitational perturbations (such as gravitational waves) can affect supercondensates and supercurrents dynamics, we want to focu...
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| description | We review and discuss some recent developments on the unconventional interaction between superconducting systems and the local gravitational field. While it is known that gravitational perturbations (such as gravitational waves) can affect supercondensates and supercurrents dynamics, we want to focus here on the more subtle superfluid back-reaction acting on the surrounding gravitational field, analysing some specific favourable situations. To this end, we will consider suitable quantum macrosystems in a coherent state, immersed in the static weak Earth’s gravitational field, investigating possible slight local alterations of the latter not explained in terms of classical physics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c1cb76e651f472589102555d13eb7d42023-11-30T22:36:15ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942022-03-0114355410.3390/sym14030554Superconductors and GravityAntonio Gallerati0Giovanni Alberto Ummarino1Dipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyDipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyWe review and discuss some recent developments on the unconventional interaction between superconducting systems and the local gravitational field. While it is known that gravitational perturbations (such as gravitational waves) can affect supercondensates and supercurrents dynamics, we want to focus here on the more subtle superfluid back-reaction acting on the surrounding gravitational field, analysing some specific favourable situations. To this end, we will consider suitable quantum macrosystems in a coherent state, immersed in the static weak Earth’s gravitational field, investigating possible slight local alterations of the latter not explained in terms of classical physics.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/14/3/554SuperconductivityGravitationMacroscopic Quantum EffectsGravito–MaxwellGinzburg–Landau |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Gallerati Giovanni Alberto Ummarino Superconductors and Gravity Symmetry Superconductivity Gravitation Macroscopic Quantum Effects Gravito–Maxwell Ginzburg–Landau |
| title | Superconductors and Gravity |
| title_full | Superconductors and Gravity |
| title_fullStr | Superconductors and Gravity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Superconductors and Gravity |
| title_short | Superconductors and Gravity |
| title_sort | superconductors and gravity |
| topic | Superconductivity Gravitation Macroscopic Quantum Effects Gravito–Maxwell Ginzburg–Landau |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/14/3/554 |
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