Afriat, Alexander (2012) Topology, holes and sources. [Preprint]

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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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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Afriat, Alexander afriat@gmail.com
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:	16 Jul 2012 01:03
Last Modified:	06 Aug 2013 08:24
Item ID:	9235
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Date:	16 April 2012
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9235

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