Testing quantum duality using cold Rydberg atoms
Quantum Physics
2009-11-10 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
Classically, the dynamics of the chiral oscillator (CO) may be described by the Landau model (LM) through a well established mathematical procedure known as duality mapping. In this letter we show how this duality is broken in quantum mechanics due to the presence of a -anomaly in the CO. We give the theoretical basis for an experimental setup displaying the possibility to measure this global anomaly using cold Rydberg atoms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0308076,
title = {Testing quantum duality using cold Rydberg atoms},
author = {J. L. Noronha and C. Wotzasek},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0308076},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, new title, new arguments in the experimental setup, accepted for publication on Phys. Lett. B