What did we learn from the Aharonov-Bohm effect? Is spin 1/2 different?

Conference · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:10158466

Peshkin, M

I review what has been learned about fundamental issues in quantum mechanics from the Aharonov-Bohm effect. Following that, I consider the Aharonov-Casher effect and the Scalar Aharonov-Bohm effect, in both of which a spin-1/2 particle interacts with a local electromagnetic field through its magnetic moment, and conclude that those effects can be described as observable effects of local torques.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 10158466
• Report Number(s): ANL/PHY/CP-82991; CONF-9405166-1; ON: DE94013318; TRN: 94:012171
• Resource Relation: Conference: Workshop on the quantum systems: new trends, methods and results,Minsk (Belarus),22 May - 1 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
AHARONOV-BOHM EFFECT
MAGNETIC MOMENTS
SPIN
WAVE FUNCTIONS
HAMILTONIANS
HILBERT SPACE
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CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS