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  2. Electrical conductor - Wikipedia

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    where is the length of the conductor, measured in metres [m], A is the cross-section area of the conductor measured in square metres [m 2], σ is the electrical conductivity measured in siemens per meter (S·m −1), and ρ is the electrical resistivity (also called specific electrical resistance) of the material, measured in ohm-metres (Ω·m ...

  3. Perfect conductor - Wikipedia

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    In electrostatics, a perfect conductor is an idealized model for real conducting materials. The defining property of a perfect conductor is that static electric field and the charge density both vanish in its interior. If the conductor has excess charge, it accumulates as an infinitesimally thin layer of surface charge. An external electric ...

  4. Electrical resistance and conductance - Wikipedia

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    Also called chordal or DC resistance This corresponds to the usual definition of resistance; the voltage divided by the current R s t a t i c = V I. {\displaystyle R_{\mathrm {static} }={V \over I}.} It is the slope of the line (chord) from the origin through the point on the curve. Static resistance determines the power dissipation in an electrical component. Points on the current–voltage ...

  5. Electrical resistivity and conductivity - Wikipedia

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    The electrical resistivity of a metallic conductor decreases gradually as temperature is lowered. In normal (that is, non-superconducting) conductors, such as copper or silver, this decrease is limited by impurities and other defects. Even near absolute zero, a real sample of a normal conductor shows some resistance. In a superconductor, the ...

  6. Superconductivity - Wikipedia

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    In a perfect conductor, an arbitrarily large current can be induced, and the resulting magnetic field exactly cancels the applied field. The Meissner effect is distinct from this – it is the spontaneous expulsion that occurs during transition to superconductivity.

  7. Siemens (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The siemens (symbol: S) is the unit of electric conductance, electric susceptance, and electric admittance in the International System of Units (SI). Conductance, susceptance, and admittance are the reciprocals of resistance, reactance, and impedance respectively; hence one siemens is equal to the reciprocal of one ohm (Ω −1) and is also referred to as the mho.

  8. Maestro - Wikipedia

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    Maestro concertatore: the keyboard continuo player, who prepares singers and leads rehearsals. [ 2 ] Maestro direttore : the leader of the first violins of the orchestra (see concertmaster ), who may also have administrative duties such as hiring and paying musicians.

  9. Introduction to electromagnetism - Wikipedia

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    The electric potential is the same everywhere inside the conductor and is constant across the surface of the conductor. This follows from the first statement because the field is zero everywhere inside the conductor and therefore the potential is constant within the conductor too. The electric field is perpendicular to the surface of a conductor.