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SC requires a critical temperature, so the "cooling" part leading to the "producing" part is correct


Is the producing part correct? My understanding is that once cooled they reject magnetic fields, not produce them. According to wikipedia:

"The Meissner effect (or Meißner–Ochsenfeld effect) is the expulsion of a magnetic field from a superconductor during its transition to the superconducting state when it is cooled below the critical temperature. This expulsion will repel a nearby magnet."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meissner_effect




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