Text: "Consistency of the Aharonov-Bohm effect with quantum theory." Effects of potentials on charged particles exist even in the region where all the fields (and therefore the forces on the particles) vanish, contrary to classical electrodynamics. The quantum effects are due to the phenomenon of interference. These effects occur in spite of Faraday shielding. The Lorentz force does not appear anywhere in the fundamental quantum theory, but appears only as an approximation holding in the classical limit. In quantum mechanics, the fundamental physical entities seem to be the potentials, while the fields are derived from them by differentiation. Experimental verification of the Bohm-Aharonov effect has since been accomplished. Lettere al Nuovo Cimento. 39, Ser. 2(8), Feb. 25, 1984. p. 145-147.

See Also: Bohm-Aharonov effect, scalar electromagnetics, quantum mechanics, foundations of physics, electromagnetic fields

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