Afriat, Alexander (2012) Topology, holes and sources. [Preprint]
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Abstract
The Aharonov-Bohm effect is typically called ``topological.'' But it seems no more topological than magnetostatics, electrostatics or Newton-Poisson gravity (or just about any radiation, propagation from a source). I distinguish between two senses of ``topological.''
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| Keywords: | Aharonov-Bohm, topology, electromagnetism, ontology |
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances |
| Depositing User: | Alexander Afriat |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2012 21:03 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2013 04:24 |
| Item ID: | 9235 |
| URI: | http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9235 |
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