Vacuum May Be A Superconductor When Exposed To 10 Quadrillion Tesla - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Arxiv - Spontaneous electromagnetic superconductivity of vacuum in strong magnetic fi eld: an evidence from the Nambu{Jona-Lasinio model The required magnetic field dwarfs even the most magnetic things in the universe today - neutron stars called magnetars, which boast fields of up to 10^11 Tesla. [QUOTE]Using an extended Nambu{Jona-Lasinio model as a low energy e ffective model of QCD, we support our earlier proposal that the QCD vacuum in a strong external magnetic fi eld (stronger than 10^16 Tesla) experiences a spontaneous phase transition to an electromagnetically superconducting state. The unexpected superconductivity of, basically, empty space is induced by emergence of quark-antiquark vector condensates with quantum numbers of electrically charged rho mesons. The superconducting phase possesses an anisotropic inhomogeneous structure similar to a periodic Abrikosov lattice in a type-II superconductor. The superconducting vacuum is made of new type of vortices which are topological defects in the charged vector condensates. The superconductivity is realized along the axis of the magnetic fi eld only. We argue that this e ect is absent in QED.[/QUOTE] New Scientist has coverage [QUOTE]Magnetic fields of the required strength might have existed in the early universe. If that led to superconductivity, then the currents produced might have had some effect on cosmic structure, says Kharzeev. But he adds that the high temperatures at the time may have destroyed the effect. Today, such magnetic fields might appear fleetingly in Brookhaven's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider or at the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland. Researchers now plan to search their data for hints of the phenomenon.[/QUOTE] [/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/04/theory-that-vacuum-becomes.html[/url]

Yay for science.

I wonder if this would hold true in a perfect quantum vacuum aswell?

How are we going to get 10 quadrillion Teslas? Has cloning been invented or what?

Watt?! Out of all things, vacuum being a superconductor? [editline]9th April 2011[/editline] Wait, at these circumstances, even your mum would conduct superbly. Whatever then.

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Start the production lines, we must make tesslas.

[B][I][U]10 Quadrillion Tesla?!?!?!?!?!?!??????!!!!!!!??[/U][/I][/B] [img]http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~burdette/pictures/doc_brown.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Kendra;29059265]I wonder if this would hold true in a perfect quantum vacuum aswell?[/QUOTE] Think of how normal superconductors work. Impurities is how superconductors work, I'd assume a vacuum based superconductor is similar.

how would this be useful under most normal circumstances?

[QUOTE=krazipanda;29059589]how would this be useful under most normal circumstances?[/QUOTE] It isn't. It's just nice to know.

[QUOTE=Eudoxia;29058954]Source: [url]http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/04/theory-that-vacuum-becomes.html[/url][/QUOTE] Holy fucking shit that quote. it had so many words. I barely understood like two.

i mean..... it would be good for powering some sort of enormous reactor i guess, but seriously? where the fuck would you need 10 quadrillion ANYTHINGS. (exept maybe molecules)

Tesla, you say? [IMG]http://www.igvc-wpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Tesla_c1060.png[/IMG] That'll be expensive.

[QUOTE=Marnetmar;29059631]Tesla, you say? [img_thumb]http://www.igvc-wpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Tesla_c1060.png[/img_thumb] That'll be expensive.[/QUOTE] "tebla" no.

I love your threads Eudoxia, they're all so informative.

I don't understand how a part of space containing nothing nothing can be a conductor. can someone explain it to me?

[QUOTE=Marnetmar;29059631]Tesla, you say? [img_thumb]http://www.igvc-wpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Tesla_c1060.png[/img_thumb] That'll be expensive.[/QUOTE] And they think regular super conductors need a lot of cooling

The nothing we percieve as space does always have something. I don't think there's any place in the universe where there truly isn't anything, or that's what I'm remembering from my earlier readings.

[QUOTE=krazipanda;29059670]"tebla" no.[/QUOTE] get better eyes [img]http://www.fareastgizmos.com/entry_images/1109/17/nvidia_Tesla.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Atokniro;29059819]I don't understand how a part of space containing nothing nothing can be a conductor. can someone explain it to me?[/QUOTE] Either tiny impurities, or energy being transferred to matter and antimatter. [editline]9th April 2011[/editline] More likely the second. [editline]9th April 2011[/editline] These then carry charge across the vacuum.

[QUOTE=AlphaGunman;29060422]get better eyes [img_thumb]http://www.fareastgizmos.com/entry_images/1109/17/nvidia_Tesla.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] woah, didn't see that. nevermind, i guess my eyesight was bad at the time i posted that. (i'm sick by the way)

I can't understand a single word in the source Oh well, go science

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Interesting, I'd love to see how they calculated that. This is of course pretty useless as a physical effect, but it's interesting that such a large B-field could exist. Methinks that there'll be some uber-photons still wandering around. One of them hits you, and boom, a whole joule. Actually wait pair production just ruined everything.

This is really exciting news even though I don't know what the fuck are you guys saying.

This is surely useful, definitely.

[QUOTE=AlphaGunman;29060422]get better eyes [img_thumb]http://www.fareastgizmos.com/entry_images/1109/17/nvidia_Tesla.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] wait is that a DVI port on a tesla card?

[QUOTE=viperfan7;29062718]wait is that a DVI port on a tesla card?[/QUOTE] A wild tesla has appeared!

My modern physics professor was just telling us about how to generate a very strong magnetic field for a short while: 100 Teslas. Fffffffffffuck.