Superconductivity and BCS Theory Quiz
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Who proposed the Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (BCS) theory of superconductivity?

  • Fritz London
  • Brian Pippard
  • Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
  • John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and John Robert Schrieffer (correct)
  • What does the Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (BCS) theory describe superconductivity as?

  • A macroscopic effect caused by a condensation of Cooper pairs
  • A consequence of the coherence of a quantum state
  • A result of penetration experiments
  • A microscopic effect caused by a condensation of Cooper pairs (correct)
  • In what year was the BCS theory proposed?

  • 1948
  • 1911
  • 1957 (correct)
  • 1953
  • For what was the Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Bardeen, Cooper, and Schrieffer?

    <p>The BCS theory of superconductivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Fritz London propose in his 1948 paper?

    <p>The phenomenological London equations may be consequences of the coherence of a quantum state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are the scientists behind the Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (BCS) theory?

    <p>John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and John Robert Schrieffer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    For what was the Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Bardeen, Cooper, and Schrieffer?

    <p>Their theory of superconductivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the BCS theory describe as the cause of superconductivity?

    <p>A condensation of Cooper pairs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year was the Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (BCS) theory proposed?

    <p>1957</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the 1948 paper, 'On the Problem of the Molecular Theory of Superconductivity'?

    <p>Fritz London</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (BCS) theory of superconductivity?

    <p>John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and John Robert Schrieffer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the BCS theory describe as the cause of superconductivity?

    <p>A condensation of Cooper pairs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    For what was the Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Bardeen, Cooper, and Schrieffer?

    <p>The BCS theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the 1948 paper, 'On the Problem of the Molecular Theory of Superconductivity'?

    <p>Fritz London</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year was the BCS theory proposed?

    <p>1957</p> Signup and view all the answers

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