Aharonov-Bohm and other Cyclic Phenomena

1. Front Matter

   PDF

2. Introduction

   Pages 1-3

3. Motion around a solenoid

   Pages 5-20

4. Generalization of the Aharonov-Bohm effect

   Pages 21-33

5. Classical physics and the adiabatic principle

   Pages 35-43

6. Problems with, and criticisms of, experiments and the AB effect itself

   Pages 45-65

7. Accuracy of flux measurements

   Pages 67-79

8. Phenomena similar to the magnetic Aharonov-Bohm effect

   Pages 81-86

9. Other phenomena involving movement on a closed circuit

   Pages 87-124

10. Back Matter

    PDF

The Aharonov-Bohm effect is associated with cyclic motion. It is one of a number of anholonomic effects, and this means that the dynamical description depends on the current position of the system and on the path by which it reached that position.
An example of an anholonomic effect is Foucault's famous pendulum, which simply demonstrates the Earth's rotation. The Sagnac effect - a light beam passing around a rotated system of mirrors - is another example. Modern dynamical developments such as Hannay's angle and Berry's phase are further useful examples.

• Pendulum
• Sagnac effect
• development
• experiment
• phase
• physics
• system

Policies and ethics