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critical temperature

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critical temperature (plural critical temperatures)

(physics) The temperature at the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.

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Above the critical temperature, the PRSV alpha function tends to diverge and become arbitrarily large instead of tending towards 0. Because of this, alternate equations for alpha should be employed above the critical point. Source: Internet

Although the high-temperature superconductor ( HTSC ) has higher critical temperature, flux lattice melting takes place in moderate magnetic fields around a temperature lower than this critical temperature. Source: Internet

As superconducting vanadium is warmed toward its critical temperature, its heat capacity increases massively in a very few degrees; this suggests an energy gap being bridged by thermal energy. Source: Internet

Diagram of the Meissner effect. Magnetic field lines, represented as arrows, are excluded from a superconductor when it is below its critical temperature. Source: Internet

In a superconductor, the resistance drops abruptly to zero when the material is cooled below its critical temperature. Source: Internet

For alcohols and water the value of may be used up to the critical temperature and set to zero at higher temperatures. Source: Internet

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