Effective electrostatic attraction between electrons due to quantum interference
Quantum Physics
2019-08-05 v3
Abstract
We show how, with the use of quantum interference, we can violate, in some sense, the rule that charges of equal sign always repel each other. By considering two electrons that propagate parallel to each other in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, we show that the quantum superposition of the electrostatic repulsion when the electrons propagate in the same path with the absence of interaction when they propagate in opposite paths may result in an effective attraction between them, when we post-select by which port each electron leaves the interferometer. We also discuss an experimental setup that could be used to verify such an effect.
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@article{arxiv.1808.07082,
title = {Effective electrostatic attraction between electrons due to quantum interference},
author = {Marina F. B. Cenni and Raul Corrêa and Pablo L. Saldanha},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.07082},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
7 pages, 4 figures. V3: published version