Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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825372 | International Journal of Engineering Science | 2010 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Both a model and a computer simulation are developed for superconducting electrons to move by releasing strain energy over mesoscopic distances. Rotation of a grain provides unique strain energy patterns to facilitate conduction. Numerical estimates are derived for the size of the force an electron could exert on the end of a grain to cause it to rotate. The numerical estimates take into account both electric fields and a quantum mechanical rate of change of momentum of the electrons. The force necessary to produce a torque to oscillate a grain at the same frequency of an electron wave packet is found to be in the same range. It is also shown that the magnetic field associated with a normal conducting current can disappear when a superconducting electron moves in the direction of a gradient in strain energy. A computer simulation in C++ shows that strain energy patterns from granular rotation can allow a high degree of electron movement through the center of a grain that has an aspect ratio from 8/7 to 2 and from 10 to 20. The range of tilt angle of the grain that allows electron movement is narrower and lower for higher aspect ratios.
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Authors
C.M. Kennefick,