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The Aharonov-Bohm effect: Still a thought-provoking experiment

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In the Aharonov-Bohm effect, electromagnetic potentials alter the two-slit interference pattern formed by an electron beam. We discuss here a curious feature of this effect, namely that, even though the interference pattern changes, none of its moments are shifted.

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  1. Mark D. Semon

    Present address: Department of Physics, Amherst College, 01002, Amherst, Massachusetts

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bates College, 04240, Lewiston, Maine

    Mark D. Semon

  2. Department of Physics, University of Colorado, 80309, Boulder, Colorado

    John R. Taylor

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Semon, M.D., Taylor, J.R. The Aharonov-Bohm effect: Still a thought-provoking experiment. Found Phys 18, 731–740 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00734153

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