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← ScienceWhich mechanism causes perfect conductivity in a superconducting quantum interference device?
A)Cooper pair formation and condensation✓
B)Increased electron-phonon scattering rates
C)Suppressed zero-point motion of ions
D)Enhanced Drude model plasma frequency
💡 Explanation
Perfect conductivity results from Cooper pair formation, leading to a Bose-Einstein condensate of paired electrons via the London equations. Therefore, Cooper pair condensation provides dissipationless current, rather than inhibited electron interactions under normal conditions.
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