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Simple circuit and experimental proposal for the detection of gauge-waves

Classical Physics 2024-05-31 v1

Abstract

Aharonov-Bohm electrodynamics predicts the existence of traveling waves of pure potentials, with zero electromagnetic fields, denoted as gauge waves, or g-waves for short. In general, these waves cannot be shielded by matter since their lack of electromagnetic fields prevents the material from reacting to them. However, a not-locally-conserved electric current present in the material does interact with the potentials in the wave, giving the possibility of its detection. In [F.M., G.M., Eur.Phys.J. C 83, 1086 (2023)] the basic theoretical description of a detecting circuit was presented, based on a phenomenological theory of materials that can sustain not-locally-conserved electric currents. In the present work we discuss how that circuit can be built in practice, and used for the effective detection of g-waves.

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@article{arxiv.2403.10580,
  title  = {Simple circuit and experimental proposal for the detection of gauge-waves},
  author = {F. Minotti and G. Modanese},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.10580},
  year   = {2024}
}

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12 pages, 2 figures