The Relativistic Time-Dependent Aharonov-Bohm Effect

Athanasios N. Petridis^*, Zachary Kertzman, Khinlay Win

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Drake University, Des Moines, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2014.516164                

Abstract

The relativistic Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect is studied using the time-dependent Dirac equation. It is shown that if the initial electron distribution is a pulse it is possible to define time-dependent signals that distinguish the AB effect from dipole and induced Coulomb interactions.

Keywords

Aharonov-Bohm Effect, Dirac Equation, Time-Dependent Quantum Mechanics

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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