How Does Flux and Voltage Quantization Occur in Superconductors?

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Flux quantization in superconductors occurs when the rate of change in magnetic flux is zero, leading to a constant current and trapped flux within a superconducting loop. This phenomenon is explained through quantum mechanics, where the magnetic field inside a superconductor is zero, but a toroidal shape allows for a magnetic field in its center. The quantization of flux is expressed in units of 2πħc/2e, linking the phenomenon to the behavior of Cooper pairs. Voltage quantization is not explicitly addressed in the discussion, leaving its existence and mechanisms unclear. Overall, the conversation highlights the intricate relationship between superconductivity, quantum mechanics, and magnetic flux.
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I have read that when the rate in change in flux wrt time=0 the current become constant and the flux get trapped in the superconductor loop but how does this flux quantization exist exactly and under which rules it exist?
and i want to ask is there something called voltage quantization?! and if yes how does it happen or occur?
and how can we explain the flux quantiztion using QM.
 
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I don't understand what you are saying.
 
the mag field is zero inside a superconductor, but if you have a torus shaped superconductor there can be a field in the hole of the torus (not in the superconductor). and the flux of this field (the field strength times the area of the hole) is quantized in units of
<br /> \frac{2\pi\hbar c}{2e}<br />
where c is the speed of light and e is the magintude of the electron charge. the fact that a (2e) appears can be related in a handwaving way to cooper pairs.
 

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