// Scilab Code Ex19.5:Page-961 (2011) clc; clear; T1 = 3; // Initial temperature of lead wire, K T2 = 7.1; // Final temperature of lead wire, K lambda1 = 39.6; // Initial London penetration depth for lead, mm lambda2 = 173; // Final London penetration depth for lead, mm // As lambda_T = lambda_0*(1-(T/T_c)^4)^(-1/2) so // (lambda1/lambda2)^2 = (T_c^4 - T2^4)/(T_c^4 - T1^4) // Solving for T_c T_c = ((T2^4-T1^4*(lambda1/lambda2)^2)/(1-(lambda1/lambda2)^2))^(1/4); printf("\nThe critical temperature of lead = %5.3f K", T_c); // Result // The critical temperature of lead = 7.193 K