Aharonov-Bohm: The Vector Potential as Chirality Wind chirality wind (A ∝ 1/r) phase winds, amplitude doesn't B ≠ 0 organized chirality shield (confines B) B = 0 outside shield but A ≠ 0 — chirality phase winds source detect Path 1: chirality wind co-aligned phase advances: φ₁ = +(e/ℏ)∫A·dl Path 2: chirality wind counter-aligned phase retards: φ₂ = −(e/ℏ)∫A·dl The vortex analogy A point vortex has zero curl outside the core — yet the fluid still circulates. Two swimmers going opposite sides arrive with different phases. What the electron feels No force (B = 0 outside). But a twist: the chirality gradient precesses the counter-rotating boundary → phase shift accumulates. The result Phase difference at detector: Δφ = eΦ/ℏ Exactly the standard AB phase. Topology, not force.