Topology, holes and sources

Alexander Afriat (1)

1 SPHERE (UMR_7219) - Sciences, Philosophie, Histoire

The Aharonov-Bohm effect is often called ''topological.'' But it seems no more topological than magnetostatics, electrostatics or Newton-Poisson gravity (or just about any radiation, propagation from a source). I distinguish between two senses of ''topological.''

Mots clés: gauge; topology; electromagnetism

Mots clés: jauge; topologie; Aharonov-Bohm; électromagnétisme

Domaines: Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences; Physique Générale [physics.gen-ph]

Alexander Afriat. Topology, holes and sources. International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 2012, pp.DOI: 10.1007/s10773-012-1413-2. ⟨10.1007/s10773-012-1413-2⟩. ⟨hal-00611265v3⟩