  I see no good reason to prefer (any version I know of) the `holonomy
interpretation' to the `potential interpretation' of the Aharonov-Bohm effect.
Everyone agrees that the inverse image $[A]=[A+d\lambda]_{\lambda}=d^{-1}F$ of
the electromagnetic field $F$ is a class, full of individuals; and that the
circulation $\small{\textsf{C}}$ of the electromagnetic potential $A$ around a
loop $\sigma_0$ encircling the solenoid is common to the whole class $[A]$, and
to the homotopy class or \emph{hoop} $[\sigma_0]$. If picking individuals out
of classes is the problem, picking an individual potential out of $[A]$ should
be no worse than picking an individual loop out of $[\sigma_0]$. The
individuals of $[A]$ can moreover be transcended---punctually, without
integration around loops---by an appropriate version of the electromagnetic
connection.
