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Stable thrust on a finite-sized magnet above a Meissner superconducting torus

Superconductivity 2024-02-08 v1 Applied Physics

Abstract

Forces and torques exerted by a superconducting torus on a permanent magnet have been mapped. It is demonstrated that stable orbits exist. Moreover, provided that the magnet remains in any of these orbits, the first critical field in the superconductor is never overpassed and the superconductor remains in the Meissner state. The consequent absence of hysteresis makes these kinds of device perfect candidates for non-frictional bearings or gyroscopes.

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@article{arxiv.2402.04771,
  title  = {Stable thrust on a finite-sized magnet above a Meissner superconducting torus},
  author = {Jose-Luis Perez-Diaz and Efren Diez-Jimenez and Ignacio Valiente-Blanco and Javier Herrero-de-Vicente},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.04771},
  year   = {2024}
}

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accepted version