Aharonov-Bohm and Other Cyclic Phenomena

by James Hamilton

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662148056
• ISBN13: 9783662148051
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"