Meissner state

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The Meissner state[1] is a thermodynamic state of a superconductor, characterized by the total exclusion of an external magnetic field (the Meissner effect).[2][3] It is due to the superconductor's Meissner current, existing along the material's boundary, which resists outside magnetic flux less than an inherent maximum, Hc.[2]

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  1. ^ Named after Walther Meißner
  2. ^ a b Kaper, Hans G.; Gary K. Leaf (1996). Transition to the vortex state. Argonne National Laboratory. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  3. ^ Meissner State
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