Aharonov–Bohm effect

electromagnetic quantum-mechanical effect in regions of zero magnetic and electric field
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Aharonov–Bohm effect
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Aharonov–Bohm effect

Summary

Aharonov–Bohm effect is a physical phenomenon[1]. It draws 638 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #19 of 138).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aharonov–Bohm effect is credited with the discovery of David Bohm[3].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect is credited with the discovery of Yakir Aharonov[4].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's image is recorded as AB effect schematics.JPG[5].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[6].
  • David Bohm is named after Aharonov–Bohm effect[7].
  • Yakir Aharonov is named after Aharonov–Bohm effect[8].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's GND ID is recorded as 4194061-1[9].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14479273s[10].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's IdRef ID is recorded as 059425148[11].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01pjz0[13].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/aharonov-bohm[14].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's Quora topic ID is recorded as Aharonov–Bohm-Effect[15].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Aharonov-Bohm-effekten[16].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "AharonovBohmEffect"][17].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's World of Physics ID is recorded as Aharonov-BohmEffect[18].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's World of Physics ID is recorded as Bohm-AharonovEffect[19].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 139989952[20].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 아로노프-봄 효과[21].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 190368[22].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C139989952[23].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as chemistry/aharonov-bohm-effect[24].
  • Aharonov–Bohm effect's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 141057[25].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include David Bohm[3], a physicist[26], 1917–1992[27], of United States[28], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[29], specialised in physics[30] and Yakir Aharonov[4], a physicist[31], b. 1932[32], of Israel[33], awarded the Israel Prize[34], specialised in quantum mechanics[35].

Why It Matters

Aharonov–Bohm effect draws 638 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #19 of 138).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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  21. [23] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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