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The Ehrenberg-Siday-Aharonov-Bohm Effect
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In classical electrodynamics, the scalar and vector potentials are mathematical artifacts, designed to simplify calculation, without any real physical significance. However, in quantum theory this is no longer true; potentials enter Schrödinger’s equation in an intimate way, and can produce directly observable effects. As far as I am aware, this was first pointed out by Ehrenberg and Siday [1] in a widely neglected paper. Aharonov and Bohm [2] gave a much more explicit account, illustrated by two striking gedanken experiments, and brought the issue to the notice of the community.
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Electron Beam Gauge Transformation Interference Fringe Reference Beam Oblique Incidence
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