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Aharonov-Bohm effect in the presence of superconductors

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The analysis of a previous paper, in which it was shown that the energy for the Aharonov-Bohm effect could be traced to the interaction energy between the magnetic field of the electron and the background magnetic field, is extended to cover the case in which the magnetic field of the electron is shielded from the background magnetic field by a superconducting material. The paradox that arises from the fact that such a shielding would apparently preclude the possibility of an interaction energy is resolved and, within the limits of the ideal situation considered, the observed experimental result is derived.

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  1. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland

    L. O'Raifeartaigh

  2. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Zürich, Schönberggasse 9, CH-8001, Zürich, Switzerland

    N. Straumann

  3. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Hönggerberg, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland

    A. Wipf

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O'Raifeartaigh, L., Straumann, N. & Wipf, A. Aharonov-Bohm effect in the presence of superconductors. Found Phys 23, 703–709 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01883804

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