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arXiv:1808.00051

Aharonov-Bohm Effect vs. Dirac Monopole: A-B <=> D

M. Socolovsky

Published Jul 25, 2018• 0 citations
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Abstract

In the context of fiber bundle theory, we show that the existence of the Aharonov-Bohm connection implies the existence and uniqueness of the Dirac connection.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1808.00051

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