BCS theory

noun

A theory for explaining superconductivity.

Meanings

nounBCS theory (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA theory for explaining superconductivity.

Origin

After John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and John Robert Schrieffer, who developed the theory.

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