TY - JOUR
T1 - The question of gauge dependence of transition probabilities in quantum mechanics
T2 - Facts, myths and misunderstandings
AU - Aharonov, Y.
AU - Au, C. K.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is supportedi n part by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. ISP-80-11451 and PHY 7941053, in part by a University of South Carolina Faculty and Researcha nd Productive Scholarship Grant No. USC 13070-El21 and in part by a University of South Carolina Summer Faculty ResearchA ppoint-ment.
PY - 1981/11/23
Y1 - 1981/11/23
N2 - We show that, in terms of physical observables, transition probabilities in quantum mechanics can be calculated in a truly gauge invariant way, i.e., independent of the choice of gauge and that recent arguments for the preference of a particular gauge are due to misconceptions.
AB - We show that, in terms of physical observables, transition probabilities in quantum mechanics can be calculated in a truly gauge invariant way, i.e., independent of the choice of gauge and that recent arguments for the preference of a particular gauge are due to misconceptions.
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U2 - 10.1016/0375-9601(81)90363-7
DO - 10.1016/0375-9601(81)90363-7
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AN - SCOPUS:4243238757
SN - 0375-9601
VL - 86
SP - 269
EP - 272
JO - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
IS - 5
ER -