The gravitational Aharonov-Bohm effect with photons

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 378-383

  Harris, Edward G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 0030527513     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18251     Document Type: Article

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