Superconductors in Transport, Computing and the Power Grid

Superconductors in Transport, Computing and the Power Grid

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  • Date Submitted: 03/01/2010 2:27 AM
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Physics Assessment 1
Superconductors in transport, computing and the power grid.
Table of Contents
Images
Figure 1.1- Image from “Maglev Trains and Space elevators on the Moon” by P. Marks.
Figure 1.2- Image from “Intercity Passengers: the Maglev solution” by T.A. Wagner.
Figure 1.3- Image from “Physics Info- Centripetal Force” by G. Elert.
Figure 1.4- Image from “Magnetic Levitation Trains” by A. Landovskis and V. Rondeau.
Figure 2.1- Image created by G. Turner with reference to “Wikimedia Commons”
Figure 2.2- Image from “Senko-Corp: Shor’s Factorization” by Unknown Author
Figure 3.1- Image from “Cold War ‘caterpillar drive’ could harvest sea power” by D. McNeill and M.A. Quintana.
Figure 3.2- Image from “Transforming the grid with Superconductivity” by A.P. Malozemoff.
Figure 3.3- Image from “Transforming the grid with Superconductivity” by A.P. Malozemoff.
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Glossary of Terms
Electromagnetic field- a field of radiation that is produced by an electromagnetic wave (gamma, X-rays etc…)
Entanglement- a quantum mechanical state of a system of two or more objects in which the quantum states of the constituting objects are linked together so that one object can no longer be adequately described without full mention of its counterpart.
Low pressure tunnel- a tunnel with low air pressure to reduce friction.
Maglev Trains- trains using Maglev technology
Quantum computer- A quantum computer is a computer based on qubits.
Quantum system- any system based on the quantum theories of entanglement and superposition characterised by the qubit.
Qubit- a unit of quantum information. A qubit can store information in two states simultaneously (0 and 1) as compared to one state on a conventional computer (0 or 1), therefore being able to process information far faster than a classical computer byte.
Superconductor- a material that conducts...

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