Aharonov–Bohm effect

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The Aharonov–Bohm effect is a quantum mechanical phenomenon in which charged particles are influenced by electromagnetic potentials in regions where the classical electromagnetic fields are zero, revealing the physical significance of potentials in quantum theory.

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instanceOf interference phenomenon ⓘ
physical effect ⓘ
quantum mechanical phenomenon ⓘ
challenges classical view that only fields are physical ⓘ
hasAbbreviation AB effect ⓘ
hasApplication Aharonov–Bohm interferometers ⓘ
mesoscopic physics ⓘ
quantum transport in nanostructures ⓘ
hasDiscoverer David Bohm ⓘ
Yakir Aharonov ⓘ
hasExperimentalRealization electron double-slit experiments with confined magnetic flux ⓘ
mesoscopic ring interferometers ⓘ
hasField electromagnetism ⓘ
quantum field theory ⓘ
quantum mechanics ⓘ
hasMathematicalDescription phase shift equals (q/ħ) times line integral of vector potential ⓘ
phase shift proportional to enclosed magnetic flux ⓘ
hasType electric Aharonov–Bohm effect ⓘ
magnetic Aharonov–Bohm effect ⓘ
scalar Aharonov–Bohm effect ⓘ
time-dependent Aharonov–Bohm effect ⓘ
hasYearProposed 1959 ⓘ
involvesConcept electromagnetic potential ⓘ
electron interference ⓘ
gauge invariance ⓘ
magnetic flux ⓘ
quantum phase ⓘ
scalar potential ⓘ
topology in quantum mechanics ⓘ
vector potential ⓘ
isDiscussedIn foundations of quantum mechanics ⓘ
philosophy of physics ⓘ
isExampleOf gauge theory effect ⓘ
topological phase effect ⓘ
isRelatedTo Aharonov–Casher effect ⓘ
Berry phase ⓘ
Dirac monopole ⓘ
Wilson loop ⓘ
gauge potential holonomy ⓘ
occursWhen charged particles move in regions with zero electromagnetic field but nonzero potential ⓘ
resultsIn observable phase difference between particle paths ⓘ
shift of interference fringes ⓘ
showsProperty gauge potential measurability ⓘ
nonlocal features of quantum mechanics ⓘ
path-dependent phase shift ⓘ
physical significance of potentials ⓘ
supports physical relevance of gauge potentials ⓘ

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Peierls substitution → relatedTo → Aharonov–Bohm effect in lattices ⓘ
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Aharonov–Bohm effect → hasType → magnetic Aharonov–Bohm effect ⓘ
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Aharonov–Bohm effect → hasType → electric Aharonov–Bohm effect ⓘ
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Aharonov–Bohm effect → hasType → time-dependent Aharonov–Bohm effect ⓘ
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Aharonov–Bohm effect → hasApplication → Aharonov–Bohm interferometers ⓘ
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David Bohm → knownFor → Bohm–Aharonov effect ⓘ
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