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Chapters:
0:00 The 3 Body Problem
4:16 Potential Energies
7:09 What is the curl in mathematics?
11:59 Bohm and Oppenheimer
14:36 Potentials in the Schrödinger Equation
18:40 The Aharonov-Bohm Effect
25:29 The Donut Experiment
27:49 Can potentials affect reality?
33:51 The Gravitational Aharonov-Bohm Effect

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A special thank you to Prof. Yakir Aharonov for discussing your own original research with us.

And a huge thank you to Prof. David Kaiser, Prof. Steven Strogatz, Dr Peter Asenbaum, Prof. Olival Freire Jr., and Prof. Yuval Gefen for your invaluable expertise and contributions to this video.

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