Aharonov-Bohm and other Cyclic Phenomena

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-3-662-14805-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 139, 185 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 306 g

Reihe: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hamilton, James

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Festkörperphysik, Kondensierte Materie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Atom- und Molekülphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Motion around a solenoid.- Generalization of the Aharonov-Bohm effect.- Classical physics and the adiabatic principle.- Problems with, and criticisms of, experiments and the AB effect itself.- Accuracy of flux measurements.- Phenomena similar to the magnetic Aharonov-Bohm effect.- Other phenomena involving movement on a closed circuit.