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Calculation of a magnetic force acting on small superconducting celestial bodies

cam.issuedOnline2021-07-08
dc.contributor.authorTomkow, L
dc.contributor.orcidTomkow, L [0000-0001-5278-6007]
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-13T15:23:50Z
dc.date.available2021-10-13T15:23:50Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.submitted2021-02-15
dc.date.updated2021-10-13T15:23:50Z
dc.descriptionFunder: CERN
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Recent discoveries of superconducting phases in the samples of meteorites suggest the possibility of a natural occurrence of superconducting state in space. Superconductors are known to exhibit interesting behaviours when subjected to external magnetic fields, such as levitation. Similar force may act on a superconducting bit in space. The goal of this paper is to quantify this force and assess its effects. Several scenarios in which a superconducting bit can be produced and interact with a magnetic field in space are suggested. The force acting on a superconductor in different conditions is calculated with numerical simulations. The dependence on a magnetic flux density, its gradient, and the geometry and the properties of the superconductor are found. The empirical formulas are derived and used to calculate a magnetic force. The resultant force is extremely weak in all analysed scenarios. It is found that its strength decreases rapidly with the distance from the source of the magnetic flux. Its effect on trajectory of the superconductor is almost negligible. Some possibilities of increasing its strength and the effects are considered.</jats:p>
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.76797
dc.identifier.eissn2190-5444
dc.identifier.issn2190-5444
dc.identifier.others13360-021-01703-6
dc.identifier.other1703
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/329349
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01703-6
dc.subject51 Physical Sciences
dc.subject5104 Condensed Matter Physics
dc.titleCalculation of a magnetic force acting on small superconducting celestial bodies
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-06-25
prism.issueIdentifier7
prism.publicationNameEuropean Physical Journal Plus
prism.volume136
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
rioxxterms.versionVoR
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01703-6

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