josephson effect

josephson effect
\\ˈjōzə̇fsən- also -ōsə̇-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized J
Etymology: after Brian D. Josephson b1940 British physicist
: the movement of electron pairs through a thin insulator separating two superconductors carrying low current that can be stopped by raising the current in the superconductors above a certain level or by the application of an external voltage

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  • JOSEPHSON, BRIAN DAVID — (1940– ), British physicist. Josephson was born in Cardiff, Wales, where he was a brilliant pupil. He studied physics at Cambridge, receiving his doctorate in 1964. In 1962, at the age of only 22, he discovered the Josephson effect, showing the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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