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Re:Flux Pinning in sample of LK-99 by traverseda on Saturday August 05, 2023 @08:58AM (#37011575)
What about those Flux pinned maglev "trains" you see on YouTube?
Re:Flux Pinning in sample of LK-99 by mcpackieh on Saturday August 05, 2023 @09:11AM (#37011676)
What do you mean "what about?" them? Can you post a video of any of those that don't jiggle when poked?
Re:Flux Pinning in sample of LK-99 by XorNot on Saturday August 05, 2023 @09:43AM (#37011941)
The idea of those (i.e. like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWojYBhvfjM&vl=en) is that they're an example of equi-potential behavior.

The superconductor can move because it's staying at a consistent height.

The video linked is also pretty good at showing similar behaviors to the sample of LK99 we see claimed in the video: the superconductor can wobble, shake and does return to it's original position (or tries to) - but it's got a lot more mass.

Re:Flux Pinning in sample of LK-99 by jacquesm on Saturday August 05, 2023 @12:22PM (#37013580)
And when you change the mass of the train the height of levitation changes.