Coupled superconductors and beyond
General Physics
2019-05-07 v5 Superconductivity
History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
This paper describes the events leading to the discovery of coupled superconductors, the author's move in the 1970s to a perspective where mind plays a role comparable to matter, and the remarkable hostility sometimes encountered by those who venture into unconventional areas.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1206.5850,
title = {Coupled superconductors and beyond},
author = {Brian D. Josephson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.5850},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
Invited paper for special issue of Low Temperature Physics/Fizika Nizkikh Temperatur devoted to "Quantum Coherent Effects in Superconductors and New Materials". 6pp. v5: open-access published version