Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General

A gravitational analogue of the Aharonov-Bohm effect

Lawrence H. Ford, Alexander Vilenkin

Published Sep 1, 1981• 150 citations

Abstract

It is shown that particles constrained to move in a region where the Riemann tensor vanishes may nonetheless exhibit physical effects arising from nonzero curvature in a region from which they are excluded. This is a gravitational analogue of the Aharonov-Bohm effect.

DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/14/9/030

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