Quantum Electronic Vortices in Superconductors: Unprecedented Circulatory Phenomena Discovered
A new study by KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stanford University revises of our understanding of quantum vortices in superconductors. Pictured, an artist’s depiction of quantum vortices. Credit: Greg Stewart, SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryResearchers have redefined our understanding of quantum vortices in superconductors, showing that they can contain fractional quantum flux, contrary to previous theories. This breakthrough discovery, involving manipulating quantum vortices, opens up new potential…