Quantum Levitation Will Blow Your Mind

This video demonstration is in something called Quantum Levitation, a phenomenon that results from the fact that superconductors and magnets tend to not like each other.

When possible, the superconductor will expel all the magnetic field from inside. This is the Meissner effect. In our case, since the superconductor is extremely thin, the magnetic field DOES penetrate. However, it does that in discrete quantities called flux tubes.

Inside each magnetic flux tube superconductivity is locally destroyed. The superconductor will try to keep the magnetic tubes pinned in weak areas (e.g. grain boundaries). Any spatial movement of the superconductor will cause the flux tubes to move. In order to prevent that the superconductor remains “trapped” in midair.

Quantum Levitation Will Blow Your Mind

This video demonstration is in something called Quantum Levitation, a phenomenon that results from the fact that superconductors and magnets tend to not like each other.

When possible, the superconductor will expel all the magnetic field from inside. This is the Meissner effect. In our case, since the superconductor is extremely thin, the magnetic field DOES penetrate. However, it does that in discrete quantities called flux tubes.

Inside each magnetic flux tube superconductivity is locally destroyed. The superconductor will try to keep the magnetic tubes pinned in weak areas (e.g. grain boundaries). Any spatial movement of the superconductor will cause the flux tubes to move. In order to prevent that the superconductor remains “trapped” in midair.

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    reminds me of that Jimmy Neutron episode where he shows his floating plates to the class that have magnets of repelling...

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    Quantum is so badass

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    Frictionless motion is AWESOME!

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    Holy Jesus. The music just added to the magnitude of this video.

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    yes. I study magic ^_^ EEE DOUBLE LEVITATION IN OSCILLATION!!!

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    We did this at my high school once. We have the main National High Magnetic Field Laboratory here, so we had a guy come...

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