Quantum Levitation (Superconductor)

[A22]

This is just awesome

Quantum Levitation - YouTube

I've read some stuff about superconductors, but only on how they conduct electricity, IDK about the magnetic field. Any physicists up here can explain this?

 

[ilike2poison]

http://www.quantumlevitation.com/levitation/The_physics.html

 

[Awaken]

Coolest thing I have seen in a while.

 

[pjoa09]

A superconductor ceramic that has been frozen in liquid nitrogen is levitating over a series of magnets.

I think its miessner effect or something... zero electrical resistance.

I am not going to bother reading about it right now but I know that the magnet is not so attracted to the ceramic that it will stick but not so repelled that it would let it go. Leaving it in that position. I think I remember them saying that in the video. I have watched this before so... yeah.

 

[A22]

4:00 (both)

IFW-Dresden Superconducting Maglev Train Models - YouTube

QuantumLevitation - YouTube

 

[Oblivious]

This quantum levitation has been speculated by some to be gravitational in nature. More specifically, antigravity.

http://www.americanantigravity.com/

Anti-Gravity / Cold Fusion Explained In Detail: A New Era In Physics Pt. 5 of ? - YouTube

(1 of 5) Rare Podkletnov Interview 2004 - YouTube

 

[Oblivious]

Oh, I just realised that you were referring to the levitation of the superconductor, and not the effect of the rotating gravitic field it produces. That's probably electromagnetic in nature, the so called Meissner Effect.

Anyway, the Meissner Effect is just a sideshow. What's really interesting is the superconductor, that when combined with a normal conductor and cooled to 2 kelvin forms a Bose Einstein Condensate (BEC), that is apparently somehow able to amplify strong and weak forces.

Why would you want to amplify the strong force? To achieve cold fusion.

And the weak force? To achieve gravity modification.

That's where the really interesting stuff begins.

 

[Melllvar]

Oh, I just realised that you were referring to the levitation of the superconductor, and not the effect of the rotating gravitic field it produces. That's probably electromagnetic in nature, the so called Meissner Effect.

Anyway, the Meissner Effect is just a sideshow. What's really interesting is the superconductor, that when combined with a normal conductor and cooled to 2 kelvin forms a Bose Einstein Condensate (BEC), that is apparently somehow able to amplify strong and weak forces.

Why would you want to amplify the strong force? To achieve cold fusion.

And the weak force? To achieve gravity modification.

Is there any actual discussion of this in the mainstream physics community?

In other words: what?

 

[Oblivious]

Well the European Space agency is already conducting serious researching into the gravity modification effects of BECs. This was 5 years ago.

http://www.esa.int/esaMI/GSP/SEM0L6OVGJE_0.html

That said, many mainstream physicists still do not believe it is possible to amplify the magnetic components of the strong and weak forces.

http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050124/full/news050124-8.html

 

[Cogwulf]

http://www.quantumlevitation.com/levitation/The_physics.html

To further extrapolate on this explanation, Type I superconductors (usually metals such as lead, and need to be cooled close to absolute zero) repel magnetic fields completely. If you tried the levitation trick with these, they would just fall off.
Type II superconductors which are the type seen more commonly, are full of "defects" which means parts of the material are superconducting whilst other parts are not, this is what is shown on that website.