The Aharonov-Bohm Effect

Murray Peshkin, Akira Tonomura (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

VIII, 153 Seiten

2014 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-13727-7 (ISBN)

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30 years ago, the Aharonov-Bohm effect was predicted for the first time; since then, this quantum phenomenon which so grossly irritates a physical intuition trained in Maxwellian electrodynamics, has been discussed and studied both experimentally and theoretically. A thorough understanding of the Aharonov-Bohm effect has substantial bearing on the foundations and interpretation of quantum mechanics, on the understanding of gauge theories and on the role of topological methods in mathematical physics. In the meantime, decisive precision measurements have experimentally confirmed the predictions of Aharonov and Bohm. In Part One of this book M. Peshkin outlines the theoretical ideas that are actually tested in the experiments described by A. Tonomura in Part Two. Both authors give a complete and pedagogically well written description of the Aharonov-Bohm effect and its measurement. The book is accessible to everybody interested in quantum mechanics and its foundations, in particular to students. The presentation also reviews the historical developments in some detail.

The Aharonov-Bohm effect Part one: Theory.- The Aharonov-Bohm effect Part two: Experiment.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.4.2014
Reihe/Serie	Lecture Notes in Physics
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 153 p. 77 illus.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 244 mm
Gewicht	285 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Elektrodynamik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
Schlagworte	electrodynamics • Gauge Theories • Mathematical Physics • Mechanics • quantum mechanics
ISBN-10	3-662-13727-5 / 3662137275
ISBN-13	978-3-662-13727-7 / 9783662137277
Zustand	Neuware