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thehangedman
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The electron pairs, acting as bosons, all fall to the lowest energy state, and can't get enough energy (under normal operating conditions), to make the quantum jump to the next energy level, hence as they move through the conductor they don't lose energy. That is, in a nutshell, my assumptions about how Superconductors work. Question is, wouldn't gravity, though a small effect, cause a splitting of the energy bands? And if so, the electrons would be able to move between the different split bands and hence gain / lose energy, correct? Granted, the splitting would be very very small as compared to the level difference between the lowest and next highest states, but the whole system being "superconducting" seams to me to be dependent on the assumption that no jumps can happen. Any jumps, even very small ones, would result in a gradual lose of energy in the system.
Has anyone measured the distribution of the electrons in a superconductor to find the effect gravity would normally have? Regular conductors show a distribution (more electrons at the bottom of the wire), but if the above is correct, there shouldn't be such a distribution in a SC...
Has anyone measured the distribution of the electrons in a superconductor to find the effect gravity would normally have? Regular conductors show a distribution (more electrons at the bottom of the wire), but if the above is correct, there shouldn't be such a distribution in a SC...