Summary
A flat space-time metric, due to Marder, describing a non-trivial gravitational field is shown to provide a gravitational analogue of the Aharonov-Bohm effect which occurs at the classical level. A quantum effect is also briefly discussed.
Riassunto
Si mostra come una metrica spazio-temporale piana, dovuta a Marder, che deserive un campo gravitazionale non banale, fornisca un’analogia gravitazionale per l’effetto Aharonov-Bohm che si manifesta a livello classico. Si discute brevemente un effetto quantico.
Реэюме
Покаэывается, что плоская пространственно-в ременная метрика, раэработанная Мардером, описываюшая нетривиальное гравитационное поле, обеспечивает гравитационный аналог зффекта Аронова-Бома, который имеет место на классическом уровне. Вкратце обсуждается также квантовый зффект.
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Dowker, J.S. A gravitational Aharonov-Bohm effect. Nuovo Cimento B (1965-1970) 52, 129–135 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02710657
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