Does vector potential have physical significance or is it just mathematical?

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Does the vector potential have physical significance or is it just a mathematical tool? What is your interpretation of Aharanov-Bohm effect? Are "gauge choices" really a choice or a restriction? It seems like gauge choices are really gauge conditions, and in some sense, a restriction. Thoughts? Thanks.
 
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