In this work we study the Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect in a Born-Fedorov chiral media, being this chiral formalism a nonlocal approach like the quantum AB effect. Our result shows that the nonlocal chiral parameter T acts as a hidden factor.

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Physics Letters A

Optical analogue of the Aharonov–Bohm effect using anisotropic media

César Augusto Dartora, Kleber Zuza Nobrega, G. G. Cabrera

Published May 7, 2011• 13 citations

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DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2011.04.058

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