Force or (potential) energy

Presenter: Slobodan Danko Bosanac

Published: January 2013

Age: 18-22 and upwards

Views: 1952 views

Tags: Force, potential energy, quantum phase, Aharonov-Bohm effect

Type: Lectures

Source/institution: Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb

Classical dynamics uses the concept of force for its solution. On the other hand force in quantum dynamics has no meaning and the concept of potential energy is used instead. The question is, “which one of the concepts is more fundamental?”.