Theoretical Discovery, Experiment, and Controversy in the Aharonov-Bohm Effect: An Oral History Interview
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| author | Aharonov, Yakir Hetzroni, Guy |
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| contents | This oral history interview provides Yakir Aharonov's perspective on the theoretical discovery of the Aharonov-Bohm effect in 1959, during his PhD studies in Bristol with David Bohm, the reception of the effect, the efforts to test it empirically (up to Tonomura's experiment), and some of the debates regarding the existence of the effect and its interpretation. The interview also discusses related later developments until the 1980s, including modular momentum and Berry's phase. It includes recollections from meetings with Werner Heisenberg, Richard Feynman, and Chen-Ning Yang, also mentioning John Bell, Robert Chambers, Werner Ehrenberg, Sir Charles Frank, Wendell Furry, Gunnar Källén, Maurice Pryce, Nathan Rosen, John Wheeler, and Eugene Wigner. |
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| spellingShingle | Theoretical Discovery, Experiment, and Controversy in the Aharonov-Bohm Effect: An Oral History Interview Aharonov, Yakir Hetzroni, Guy History and Philosophy of Physics This oral history interview provides Yakir Aharonov's perspective on the theoretical discovery of the Aharonov-Bohm effect in 1959, during his PhD studies in Bristol with David Bohm, the reception of the effect, the efforts to test it empirically (up to Tonomura's experiment), and some of the debates regarding the existence of the effect and its interpretation. The interview also discusses related later developments until the 1980s, including modular momentum and Berry's phase. It includes recollections from meetings with Werner Heisenberg, Richard Feynman, and Chen-Ning Yang, also mentioning John Bell, Robert Chambers, Werner Ehrenberg, Sir Charles Frank, Wendell Furry, Gunnar Källén, Maurice Pryce, Nathan Rosen, John Wheeler, and Eugene Wigner. |
| title | Theoretical Discovery, Experiment, and Controversy in the Aharonov-Bohm Effect: An Oral History Interview |
| topic | History and Philosophy of Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08105 |