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Comment on Experiments Related to the Aharonov-Bohm Phase Shift

Classical Physics 2010-05-17 v1 General Physics

Abstract

Recent experiments undertaken by Caprez, Barwick, and Batelaan should clarify the connections between classical and quantum theories in connection with the Aharonov-Bohm phase shift. It is pointed out that resistive aspects for the solenoid current carriers play a role in the classical but not the quantum analysis for the phase shift. The observed absence of a classical lag effect for a macroscopic solenoid does not yet rule out the possibility of a lag explanation of the observed phase shift for a microscopic solenoid.

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@article{arxiv.0708.3194,
  title  = {Comment on Experiments Related to the Aharonov-Bohm Phase Shift},
  author = {Timothy H. Boyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.3194},
  year   = {2010}
}

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