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Theoretical Physics

Aharonov-Bohm Effect vs. Dirac Monopole: A-B ⇔ D

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DOI: 10.22606/tp.2019.41004

Author(s)

  • Miguel Socolovsky
    Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, México D. F., México

Abstract

In the context of fiber bundle theory, we show that the existence of the Aharonov-Bohm connection implies the existence and uniqueness of the Dirac connection.

Keywords

Aharonov-Bohm effect, Dirac monopole, fiber bundles. PACS numbers: 02.40.-k, 02.40.Re, 03.65. Vf, 03.65.-w

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