Re: [Vo]:A Super New Theory to Explain Superconductivity

[Jonathan Berry]

Berry connection?  " This value computes a twisting of space where
electrons travel."

Hey, who's reading my mind?

My work is based on the distorting effects of electron spins and other
dynamics on the space where electrons travel/sit.

And while I am still waiting on a propper breakthrough the intensity of the
phenomena from improved designs is growing ever stronger.

On Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 07:26, Kevin O'Malley  wrote:

> *A Super New Theory to Explain Superconductivity*
> 
> *Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism ^
>  *|
> 5 July 2021 | Hiroyasu Koizumi
>
> Posted on *7/11/2021, 7:26:10 AM*
>
> A Super New Theory to Explain Superconductivity
>
> By UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA JULY 10, 2021
>
> Electricity Superconductivity Concept
>
> A researcher at the University of Tsukuba introduces a new theoretical
> model of high-temperature superconductivity, in which electrical current
> can flow with zero resistance, which may lead to extremely efficient energy
> generation and transmission.
>
> A scientist from the Division of Quantum Condensed Matter Physics at the
> University of Tsukuba has formulated a new theory of superconductivity.
> Based on the calculation of the “Berry connection,” this model helps
> explain new experimental results better than the current theory. The work
> may allow future electrical grids to send energy without losses.
>
> Superconductors are fascinating materials that may look unremarkable at
> ambient conditions, but when cooled to very low temperatures, allow
> electrical current to flow with zero resistance. There are several obvious
> applications of superconductivity, such as lossless energy transmission,
> but the physics underlying this process is still not clearly understood.
> The established way of thinking about the transition from normal to
> superconducting is called the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory. In
> this model, as long as thermal excitations are kept small enough, particles
> can form “Cooper pairs” which travel together and resist scattering.
> However, the BCS model does not adequately explain all types of
> superconductors, which limits our ability to create more robust
> superconducting materials that work at room temperature.
>
> Now, a scientist from the University of Tsukuba has come up with a new
> model for superconductivity that better reveals the physical principles.
> Instead of focusing on the pairing of charged particles, this new theory
> uses the mathematical tool called the “Berry connection.” This value
> computes a twisting of space where electrons travel. “In the standard BCS
> theory, the origin of superconductivity is electron pairing. In this
> theory, the supercurrent is identified as the dissipationless flow of the
> paired electrons, while single electrons still experience resistance,”
> Author Professor Hiroyasu Koizumi says.
>
> As an illustration, Josephson junctions are formed when two superconductor
> layers are separated by a thin barrier made of normal metal or an
> insulator. Although widely used in high-precision magnetic field detectors
> and quantum computers, Josephson junctions also do not fit neatly the
> inside BCS theory. “In the new theory, the role of the electron pairing is
> to stabilize the Berry connection, as opposed to being the cause of
> superconductivity by itself, and the supercurrent is the flow of single and
> paired electrons generated due to the twisting of the space where electrons
> travel caused by the Berry connection,” Professor Koizumi says. Thus, this
> research may lead to advancements in quantum computing as well as energy
> conservation.
>
> Reference: “Superconductivity by Berry Connection from Many-body Wave
> Functions: Revisit to Andreev−Saint-James Reflection and Josephson Effect”
> by Hiroyasu Koizumi, 5 July 2021, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel
> Magnetism. DOI: 10.1007/s10948-021-05905-y
>
> -
> arXiv.org > cond-mat > arXiv:2105.02364
>
> https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.02364
>
> Condensed Matter ~~ Superconductivity [Submitted on 5 May 2021] Berry
> connection from many-body wave functions and superconductivity:
> Calculations by the particle number conserving Bogoliubov-de Gennes
> equations
>
> Hiroyasu Koizumi, Alto Ishikawa A fundamentally revised version of
> superconductivity theory has been put forward by the present authors since
> the standard theory of superconductivity based on the BCS theory cannot
> explain superconductivity in cuprates discovered in 1986, and
> reexaminations on several experimental results on the conventional
> superconductors indicate the necessity for a fundamental revision.
>
> The revision is made on the origin of the superconducting phase variable,
> which is attributed to a Berry connection 

Re: [Vo]:A Super New Theory to Explain Superconductivity

[Jones Beene]

 Yes, extrapolation is the fun part, even if premature.
One possibility which is intriguing to anyone who experiments with ultra strong 
NIB magnets- 
... imagine a small switchable magnet with a surface field of 10 T instead of 
.5 T. 


Bob Higgins wrote:  
 You are right, of course, Jones.  The point is that application of RTSCs will 
likely not be something that is a direct extrapolation of how today's 
superconductors are used.  The "killer app" for RTSCs will be something only 
found when RTSCs materialize, taking advantage of the yet-to-be discovered RTSC 
unique properties. Part of the problem in finding RTSCs is that they may poorly 
resemble what are regarded as superconductors today.
On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 7:31 AM Jones Beene wrote:

 Hey Bob,
Yes, the "killer app" for RTSC, if there is one, is not apparent... 

... however, it is probably not wise to belittle an emerging technology which 
is so fundamentally advanced that the best applications are not even evident to 
the proponents... or ... to quote a leading expert on the emergence of a prior 
breakthrough tech of some years ago...

 "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." 

 Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943 

Bob Higgins wrote:  
 When I worked in research for a large company, the discovery of the first 
HTSCs stimulated research into the RF properties of superconductors - type I 
and type II.  Since there was a huge jump in Tc, we considered that room 
temperature superconductors were just around the corner.  What we discovered 
was that the higher the Tc, the worse the usable qualities of the 
superconductor.  Our estimate was that a RTSC would actually be no better than 
copper.  Superconductors are only zero resistance at DC.  There is a finite 
penetration of current in all superconductors for AC and RF.   The closer you 
are to the Tc and the higher the Tc is, the more AC/RF resistance you have and 
the lower the critical magnetic field.  Our conclusion was that the only 
superconductors that were useful over Cu for RF applications were deeply cooled 
Type I.  I think that RTSCs will only have niche applications.  But ... I would 
love to be surprised.

 Well as this paper implies, the field of superconductivity is "heating up" 
these days ..literally
The prior story which may be very important on this point - and in the 
relentless progress towards usable RTSC - room temperature superconductivity - 
itself came out just a few weeks back

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-ternary-hydrides-lanthanum-yttrium-high-temperature.html'
...  which is a high pressure but ambient temp (non cryogenic) phenomenon... 
involving superhydrides ... which curiously could be related to LENR and the 
Mills/Holmlid effect, if as I suspect the superhydrides are found to be in 
highly redundant ground states (as an alternative to pressurization)

The holy grail of course would be a metal superhydride going into RTSC phase at 
ambient pressure. 

This advance would revolutionized the economy in so may ways - it would be the 
"next big thing" as they say. 

Does the "Berry phase" of this new theory help us to understand superhydride 
RTSC ? 

It doesn't look that way so far. The whole thing could be little more than hype 
if it does not illuminate RTSC.
You have to worry when a PR firm releases a technical paper.


    Kevin O'Malley wrote:  
 
 A Super New Theory to Explain Superconductivity
Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism ^ | 5 July 2021 | Hiroyasu 
Koizumi

  
  
  

Re: [Vo]:A Super New Theory to Explain Superconductivity

[Bob Higgins]

You are right, of course, Jones.  The point is that application of RTSCs
will likely not be something that is a direct extrapolation of how today's
superconductors are used.  The "killer app" for RTSCs will be something
only found when RTSCs materialize, taking advantage of the yet-to-be
discovered RTSC unique properties. Part of the problem in finding RTSCs is
that they may poorly resemble what are regarded as superconductors today.

On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 7:31 AM Jones Beene  wrote:

> Hey Bob,
>
> Yes, the "killer app" for RTSC, if there is one, is not apparent...
>
> ... however, it is probably not wise to belittle an emerging technology
> which is so fundamentally advanced that the best applications are not even
> evident to the proponents... or ... to quote a leading expert on the
> emergence of a prior breakthrough tech of some years ago...
>
> *"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."*
>
> *Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943*
>
> Bob Higgins wrote:
>
> When I worked in research for a large company, the discovery of the first
> HTSCs stimulated research into the RF properties of superconductors - type
> I and type II.  Since there was a huge jump in Tc, we considered that room
> temperature superconductors were just around the corner.  What we
> discovered was that the higher the Tc, the worse the usable qualities of
> the superconductor.  Our estimate was that a RTSC would actually be no
> better than copper.  Superconductors are only zero resistance at DC.  There
> is a finite penetration of current in all superconductors for AC and RF.
>  The closer you are to the Tc and the higher the Tc is, the more AC/RF
> resistance you have and the lower the critical magnetic field.  Our
> conclusion was that the only superconductors that were useful over Cu for
> RF applications were deeply cooled Type I.  I think that RTSCs will only
> have niche applications.  But ... I would love to be surprised.
>
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 3:02 PM Jones Beene  wrote:
>
> Well as this paper implies, the field of superconductivity is "heating up"
> these days ..literally
>
> The prior story which may be very important on this point - and in the
> relentless progress towards usable RTSC - room temperature
> superconductivity - itself came out just a few weeks back
>
>
> https://phys.org/news/2021-07-ternary-hydrides-lanthanum-yttrium-high-temperature.html
> '
>
> ...  which is a high pressure but ambient temp (non cryogenic)
> phenomenon... involving superhydrides ... which curiously could be related
> to LENR and the Mills/Holmlid effect, if as I suspect the superhydrides are
> found to be in highly redundant ground states (as an alternative to
> pressurization)
>
> The holy grail of course would be a metal superhydride going into RTSC phase
> at ambient pressure.
>
> This advance would revolutionized the economy in so may ways - it would be
> the "next big thing" as they say.
>
> Does the "Berry phase" of this new theory help us to understand
> superhydride RTSC ?
>
> It doesn't look that way so far. The whole thing could be little more than
> hype if it does not illuminate RTSC.
>
> You have to worry when a PR firm releases a technical paper.
>
>
>  Kevin O'Malley wrote:
>
>
> *A Super New Theory to Explain Superconductivity*
> 
> *Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism ^
>  *|
> 5 July 2021 | Hiroyasu Koizumi
>
>

Re: [Vo]:A Super New Theory to Explain Superconductivity

[Jones Beene]

 Hey Bob,
Yes, the "killer app" for RTSC, if there is one, is not apparent... 

... however, it is probably not wise to belittle an emerging technology which 
is so fundamentally advanced that the best applications are not even evident to 
the proponents... or ... to quote a leading expert on the emergence of a prior 
breakthrough tech of some years ago...

 "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." 

 Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943 

Bob Higgins wrote:  
 When I worked in research for a large company, the discovery of the first 
HTSCs stimulated research into the RF properties of superconductors - type I 
and type II.  Since there was a huge jump in Tc, we considered that room 
temperature superconductors were just around the corner.  What we discovered 
was that the higher the Tc, the worse the usable qualities of the 
superconductor.  Our estimate was that a RTSC would actually be no better than 
copper.  Superconductors are only zero resistance at DC.  There is a finite 
penetration of current in all superconductors for AC and RF.   The closer you 
are to the Tc and the higher the Tc is, the more AC/RF resistance you have and 
the lower the critical magnetic field.  Our conclusion was that the only 
superconductors that were useful over Cu for RF applications were deeply cooled 
Type I.  I think that RTSCs will only have niche applications.  But ... I would 
love to be surprised.
On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 3:02 PM Jones Beene  wrote:

 Well as this paper implies, the field of superconductivity is "heating up" 
these days ..literally
The prior story which may be very important on this point - and in the 
relentless progress towards usable RTSC - room temperature superconductivity - 
itself came out just a few weeks back

https://phys.org/news/2021-07-ternary-hydrides-lanthanum-yttrium-high-temperature.html'
...  which is a high pressure but ambient temp (non cryogenic) phenomenon... 
involving superhydrides ... which curiously could be related to LENR and the 
Mills/Holmlid effect, if as I suspect the superhydrides are found to be in 
highly redundant ground states (as an alternative to pressurization)

The holy grail of course would be a metal superhydride going into RTSC phase at 
ambient pressure. 

This advance would revolutionized the economy in so may ways - it would be the 
"next big thing" as they say. 

Does the "Berry phase" of this new theory help us to understand superhydride 
RTSC ? 

It doesn't look that way so far. The whole thing could be little more than hype 
if it does not illuminate RTSC.
You have to worry when a PR firm releases a technical paper.


    Kevin O'Malley wrote:  
 
 A Super New Theory to Explain Superconductivity
Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism ^ | 5 July 2021 | Hiroyasu 
Koizumi