London penetration depth
E48480
The London penetration depth is a characteristic length scale in superconductors that measures how far an external magnetic field can penetrate into the material before being exponentially screened.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| London penetration depth canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: London penetration depth Context triple: [Meissner effect, relatedConcept, London penetration depth]
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Silicon Fen
Silicon Fen is the high-tech business and research cluster around Cambridge, England, known for its concentration of technology, software, and biotech companies.
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London, England
London, England is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom, renowned as a global center for finance, culture, and politics.
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Manchester city centre
Manchester city centre is the main commercial, retail, and cultural hub of Manchester, England, known for its shopping districts, nightlife, and historic architecture.
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Gresham
Gresham is a suburban city in the Portland metropolitan area of northwestern Oregon, known for its residential communities and proximity to outdoor recreation in the Columbia River Gorge.
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Chocolate City
Chocolate City is a popular nickname for Washington, D.C., highlighting its historically large and influential African American population and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: London penetration depth Target entity description: The London penetration depth is a characteristic length scale in superconductors that measures how far an external magnetic field can penetrate into the material before being exponentially screened.
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A.
Silicon Fen
Silicon Fen is the high-tech business and research cluster around Cambridge, England, known for its concentration of technology, software, and biotech companies.
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B.
London, England
London, England is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom, renowned as a global center for finance, culture, and politics.
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C.
Manchester city centre
Manchester city centre is the main commercial, retail, and cultural hub of Manchester, England, known for its shopping districts, nightlife, and historic architecture.
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D.
Gresham
Gresham is a suburban city in the Portland metropolitan area of northwestern Oregon, known for its residential communities and proximity to outdoor recreation in the Columbia River Gorge.
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E.
Chocolate City
Chocolate City is a popular nickname for Washington, D.C., highlighting its historically large and influential African American population and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
characteristic length scale
ⓘ
physical quantity ⓘ superconductivity concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ginzburg–Landau theory of superconductivity ⓘ |
| appliesTo | superconductor ⓘ |
| assumes | local electrodynamics in London theory ⓘ |
| canBeMeasuredBy |
magnetization measurements
ⓘ
microwave resonator techniques ⓘ muon spin rotation ⓘ optical reflectivity ⓘ tunnel diode resonator method ⓘ |
| characterizes | exponential decay of magnetic field ⓘ |
| definedAs | distance over which magnetic field decays by factor e in a superconductor ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
charge of Cooper pairs
ⓘ
effective mass of Cooper pairs ⓘ superfluid density ⓘ |
| describes | magnetic field penetration in superconductors ⓘ |
| divergesAt | critical temperature ⓘ |
| entersExpression | screening current density in superconductors ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
condensed matter physics
ⓘ
low-temperature physics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSymbol | λ_L ⓘ |
| hasDimension | length ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | λ ⓘ |
| increasesWith | temperature ⓘ |
| isLargerFor | dirty or disordered superconductors ⓘ |
| isShorterThan | skin depth in normal metals at low frequencies ⓘ |
| isSmallerFor | materials with higher superfluid density ⓘ |
| measuredIn |
angstrom
ⓘ
meter ⓘ nanometer ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fritz London
ⓘ
Heinz London ⓘ |
| occursInEquation | B(x) = B(0) exp(-x / λ) ⓘ |
| partOfTheory | London equations ⓘ |
| relatedByFormula | λ^2 = m / (μ0 n_s q^2) in London theory ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Meissner effect
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coherence length ⓘ magnetic susceptibility of superconductors ⓘ superconducting energy gap via temperature dependence ⓘ |
| symbolUses |
m for effective mass in its formula
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n_s for superfluid carrier density in its formula ⓘ q for carrier charge in its formula ⓘ μ0 for vacuum permeability in its formula ⓘ |
| temperatureDependent | true ⓘ |
| typicalMagnitude |
hundreds of nanometers for high-temperature superconductors
ⓘ
tens of nanometers for conventional superconductors ⓘ |
| usedIn | classification of type I and type II superconductors ⓘ |
| usedToDefine |
Ginzburg–Landau parameter
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linked to:
Ginzburg–Landau theory of superconductivity
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Subject: London penetration depth Description of subject: The London penetration depth is a characteristic length scale in superconductors that measures how far an external magnetic field can penetrate into the material before being exponentially screened.
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