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Aharonov-Bohm and Berry Phases for a Quantum Cloud of Charge
- Source :
- Physical Review Letters. 73:918-921
- Publication Year :
- 1994
- Publisher :
- American Physical Society (APS), 1994.
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Abstract
- We investigate the phase accumulated by a charged particle in an extended quantum state as it encircles one or more magnetic fluxons, each carrying half a flux unit. A simple, essentially topological analysis reveals an interplay between the Aharonov-Bohm phase and Berry's phase.
- Subjects :
- Quantum phase transition
Physics
Condensed matter physics
General Physics and Astronomy
Charge (physics)
Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect
Charged particle
symbols.namesake
Quantum state
Phase (matter)
Quantum mechanics
symbols
Berry connection and curvature
Aharonov–Bohm effect
Quantum
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00319007
- Volume :
- 73
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physical Review Letters
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2a758f1176255b11830fb06f597dba84