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Josephson effect
  ا ُسکر ِ جوزفسون  
oskar-e Josephson
Fr.: effet Josephson  

A quantum mechanical → tunnel effect allowing the flow of a continuous current across two weakly coupled → superconductors which are separated by a very thin insulating barrier.

See also: Named after the British physicist Brian David Josephson, who predicted the existence of the effect in 1962; → effect.