Semiclassical Explanation of the Matteucci-Pozzi and Aharonov-Bohm Phase Shifts

2001/07/19 by Timothy H. Boyer · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #quant-ph

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published as Found. Phys. 32, 41-49 (2002) · 8 pages

arxiv created 2001/07/19 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

Classical electromagnetic forces can account for the experimentally observed phase shifts seen in an electron interference pattern when a line of electric dipoles or a line of magnetic dipoles (a solenoid) is placed between the electron beams forming the interference pattern.

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