Beyond the Lorenz Gauge: Probing a Stueckelberg Scalar in the Electric Aharonov-Bohm Effect

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.08148v1
• Date: Sun, 03 May 2026 14:21:32 GMT
• Title: Beyond the Lorenz Gauge: Probing a Stueckelberg Scalar in the Electric Aharonov-Bohm Effect
• Abstract summary: We propose a measurement protocol based on single-electron interferometry with picosecond time resolution.<n>Experiment asks a question that has lingered since 1959: is the Lorenz gauge a matter of convenience, or a matter of principle?
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• Abstract: The electric Aharonov-Bohm effect -- a time-dependent scalar potential imparting a measurable phase shift on electrons in a region free of electromagnetic fields -- has never been experimentally tested in its original formulation with shielded, time-dependent potentials. This unexplored regime offers a rare opportunity: the Lorenz condition $\partial_μA^μ= 0$, a choice that eliminates a scalar degree of freedom from the electromagnetic potential, may not be the last word. If the Stueckelberg scalar $B = \partial_μA^μ$ survives as a physical field and couples to matter, it would produce a phase shift with a distinctive $1-\cos(ωT)$ signature -- orthogonal to the standard $\sin(ωT)$ and separable by a frequency sweep even if both contributions coexist. We propose a measurement protocol based on single-electron interferometry with picosecond time resolution, within reach of current technology. The experiment asks a question that has lingered since 1959: is the Lorenz gauge a matter of convenience, or a matter of principle?

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