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MES Math Q/A 63: What is the Aharonov-Bohm Effect?

Livestream Q/A · May 20, 2026 · mirrored from the Hive blockchain
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The Aharonov–Bohm effect is a quantum phenomenon in which a charged particle’s wavefunction acquires a measurable phase shift when the particle travels through a region where the magnetic field is zero but encloses a confined magnetic flux.

In the standard magnetic version, two coherent charged-particle beams pass along different paths around the flux, and when they recombine, the resulting interference pattern is shifted by an amount determined by the enclosed magnetic flux.

Livestreamed on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM PDT.


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