Aharonov-Bohm and other Cyclic Phenomena

by James Hamilton

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783662148051
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	04/23/2013
Series:	Springer Tracts in Modern Physics , #139
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Pages:	185
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

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.