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The heat kernel for two Aharonov–Bohm solenoids in a uniform magnetic field

Authors :
Pavel Stovicek
Source :
Annals of Physics. 376:254-282
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2017.

Abstract

A non-relativistic quantum model is considered with a point particle carrying a charge $e$ and moving on the plane pierced by two infinitesimally thin Aharonov-Bohm solenoids and subjected to a perpendicular uniform magnetic field of magnitude $B$. Relying on a technique due to Schulman and Sunada which is applicable to Schr\"odinger operators on multiply connected configuration manifolds a formula is derived for the corresponding heat kernel. As an application of the heat kernel formula, an approximate asymptotic expressions are derived for the lowest eigenvalue lying above the first Landau level and for the corresponding eigenfunction while assuming that $|eB|R^{2}/(\hbar c)$ is large where $R$ is the distance between the two solenoids.

Details

ISSN :
00034916
Volume :
376
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Annals of Physics
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....693001600fe43838f11f87af36d165a3
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aop.2016.11.007