On the possibility of transmitting signals by means of the Aharonov-Bohm effect

Abstract

A mental experiment on the possible effect of an alternating current flowing along generating lines of an infinitely long cylinder on the interference diffraction pattern of microparticles has been considered. The possibility of exciting and detecting electromagnetic waves, which correspond to a zero electromagnetic field, and transmitting signals by means of the Aharonov-Bohm effect changing the phase of the electron wave function has been discussed. The results can be used in the design of a detector of an electromagnetic field that does not absorb photons of the detected radiation.