The rovibrational Aharonov-Bohm effect
Chemical Physics
2021-11-24 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
Another manifestation of the Aharonov-Bohm effect is introduced to chemistry, in fact to nuclear dynamics and high-resolution molecular spectroscopy. As demonstrated, the overall rotation of a symmetric-top molecule influences the dynamics of an internal vibrational motion in a way that is analogous to the presence of a solenoid carrying magnetic flux. To a good approximation, the low-energy rovibrational energy-level structure of the quasistructural molecular ion H5+ can be understood entirely in terms of this effect.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2109.10185,
title = {The rovibrational Aharonov-Bohm effect},
author = {Jonathan I. Rawlinson and Csaba Fábri and Attila G. Császár},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.10185},
year = {2021}
}