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It is shown how electromagnetism enters QM. This provides some insights into a deeper meaning of gauge invariance. The Aharanov-Bohm effect demonstrates how the vector potential is much more real in QM than in classical electromagnetism.
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Schwindt, JM. (2016). Electromagnetic Interaction. In: Conceptual Basis of Quantum Mechanics. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24526-3_10
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