BCS theory
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of BCS theory
After U.S. physicists J. Bardeen, Leon N. Cooper (born 1930), and John R. Schrieffer (born 1929)
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"The BCS theory gives us a view from outside the ballroom, where we can hear the music and see the dancers come out, but we don't know what's going on in the ballroom," Yefsah says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Hirsch counters that his belief that the BCS theory is incorrect “does not mean I am ‘biased’ or not ‘impartial.’
From Science Magazine • Oct. 21, 2021
Among physicists, the theory that accounted for the mysteries of superconductivity became known as the BCS theory, for its three creators: John Bardeen, Leon Neil Cooper and Dr. Schrieffer.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2019
Along with colleagues John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, Schrieffer was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for developing the BCS theory.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2019
BCS theory was developed in the 1950s, but most physicists believe that it cannot explain superconductivity in cuprates, which was discovered in 1986, or in iron pnictides2, found in 2006.
From Nature • Dec. 11, 2014
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