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Universal conductance fluctuations in wires and Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in loops are not symmetric about H=0. The observation of asymmetry in the periodic oscillations is possible when the phase-coherence length of the wave function is comparable to the separation of the voltage probes. In both cases, four-probe measurements yield resistances which depend on lead configuration. The asymmetries appear like Hall voltages, and are consistent with Onsager's relations.

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Benoit, A. D., Washburn, S. Umbach, C. P., Laibowitz, R. B., & Webb, R. A. (1986). Asymmetry in the magnetoconductance of metal wires and loops. Physical Review Letters, 57(14), 1765-1768. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.57.1765

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