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View SchemaOn the Claim of the Observation of 'Macro-quantum effects' of Magnetic Vector Potential in the Classical Domain
| Authors | C. S. Unnikrishnan |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0408023 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0408023 |
Abstract
I present conclusive arguments to show that a recent claim of observation of quantum-like effects of the magnetic vector potential in the classical macrodomain is spurious. The `one dimensional interference patterns' referred to in the paper by R. K. Varma et al (Phys. Lett. A 303 (2002) 114-120) are not due to any quantum-like wave phenomena. The data reported in the paper are not consistent with the interpretation of interference, or with the topology of the Aharonov-Bohm effect. The assertion that they are evidence of A-B like effect in the classical macrodomain is based on inadequate appreciation of basic physical facts regarding classical motion of electrons in magnetic fields, interference phenomena, and the A-B effect.
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"abstract": "I present conclusive arguments to show that a recent claim of observation of\nquantum-like effects of the magnetic vector potential in the classical\nmacrodomain is spurious. The `one dimensional interference patterns\u0027 referred\nto in the paper by R. K. Varma et al (Phys. Lett. A 303 (2002) 114-120) are not\ndue to any quantum-like wave phenomena. The data reported in the paper are not\nconsistent with the interpretation of interference, or with the topology of the\nAharonov-Bohm effect. The assertion that they are evidence of A-B like effect\nin the classical macrodomain is based on inadequate appreciation of basic\nphysical facts regarding classical motion of electrons in magnetic fields,\ninterference phenomena, and the A-B effect.",
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"title": "On the Claim of the Observation of \u0027Macro-quantum effects\u0027 of Magnetic Vector Potential in the Classical Domain",
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