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The scalar complex potential and the Aharonov-Bohm effect | Y. Friedman
; V. Ostapenko
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1 Feb 2010 | Abstract: | The Aharonov-Bohm effect is traditionally attributed to the effect of the
electromagnetic 4-potential $A$, even in regions where both the electric field
$mathbf{E}$ and the magnetic field $mathbf{B}$ are zero. The AB effect
reveals that multiple-valued functions play a crucial role in the description
of an electromagnetic field. We argue that the quantity measured by AB
experiments is a difference in values of a multiple-valued complex function,
which we call a complex potential or {pre-potential. We show that any
electromagnetic field can be described by this pre-potential, and give an
explicit expression for the electromagnetic field tensor through this
potential. The pre-potential is a modification of the two scalar potential
functions. | Source: | arXiv, 1002.0261 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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