BCS theory
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In physics, the Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer theory is a microscopic theory of superconductivity which explains many thermodynamic and electromagnetic properties of superconductors. The theory describes
A commemorative plaque placed in the Bardeen Engineering Quad at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It commemorates the Theory of Superconductivity developed here by John Bardeen and his students, for which they won a Nobel Prize for Physics in 1972.
John Robert Schrieffer
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John Robert Schrieffer was an American theoretical physicist who, with John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, was a recipient of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the BCS theory, the first success
BCS theory
…of electrons known as Cooper pairs. These pairs move through the lattice without resistance. The theory is named after John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and John Robert Schrieffer who proposed it in 1957 while at the University of Illinois. They received the Nobel Prize in Physics for this theory in 1972. The theory predicts many…
Schrieffer in 1972