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Interrelations Between the Neutron's Magnetic Interactions and the Magnetic Aharonov-Bohm Effect

Quantum Physics 2009-10-31 v1 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

It is proved that the phase shift of a polarized neutron interacting with a spatially uniform time-dependent magnetic field, demonstrates the same physical principles as the magnetic Aharonov-Bohm effect. The crucial role of inert objects is explained, thereby proving the quantum mechanical nature of the effect. It is also proved that the nonsimply connectedness of the field-free region is not a profound property of the system and that it cannot be regarded as a sufficient condition for a nonzero phase shift.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9906063,
  title  = {Interrelations Between the Neutron's Magnetic Interactions and the Magnetic Aharonov-Bohm Effect},
  author = {E. Comay},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9906063},
  year   = {2009}
}

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18 pages, 1 postscript figure, Latex