Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1936 · 55 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsElectrochemistryElectromagnetismTransport PhenomenaCharge Carrier TransportElectric FieldsElectric PotentialElectrical ConductivityMaxwell's EquationsCurrent DensityElectromagnetic Induction In ConductorsElectrostatic Field StrengthMagnetic Field StrengthMaxwell ModelMaxwell Relations
Abstract In previous papers of F. and H. London supraconductivity has been described as a phenomenon, in which the current density is not connected with the electric field, as in normal conductors, but depends on magnetic field strength according to the equation Λc curl J = - H with B = H and with Λ = m/ne2, a new characteristic constant which contains the number n of supraconducting electrons. the behaviour of the electric field is not completely determined by this equation. Using Maxwell's induction law one can conclude from (1) only that Λc curl j = c curl E or Λj = E + grand μ, where the physical signifance of grad μ is yet unknown.