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We set forth a method to analyze the orbital angular momentum of a light field. Instead of using the canonical formalism for the conjugate pair angle-angular momentum, we model this latter variable by the superposition of two independent…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-12-20 L. L. Sanchez-Soto , A. B. Klimov , P. de la Hoz , I. Rigas , J. Rehacek , Z. Hradil , G. Leuchs

A fractional quantization in a two dimensional space is proposed. The angular momenta of the two dimensional electrons are quantized in fractional numbers by the boundary conditions on a multi-layered Riemann surface. Extended wave…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Hyeong Rag Lee

We present a new theory for orbital angular momentum (OAM) generation by chaotic phase surfaces with discrete integer bias distributions. We derive fundamental selection rules that determine which OAM modes can be coherently generated. Our…

Optics · Physics 2025-07-15 Netzer Moriya

I propose that the phase of an electron's wave function changes by $\pi$ when the electron goes around a loop maintaining phase coherence. Equivalently, that the minimum orbital angular momentum of an electron in a ring is $\hbar/2$ rather…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-11-21 J. E. Hirsch

We study two-dimensional quantum Gaussian packets with a fixed value of mean angular momentum. This value is the sum of two independent parts: the `external' momentum related to the motion of the packet center and the `internal' momentum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-10-28 V. V. Dodonov

Recent measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy have provided evidence for the presence of oscillations in the angular power spectrum. These oscillations are a wonderful confirmation of the standard cosmological scenario…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Alessandro Melchiorri

Noncommutative algebra which is rotationally invariant, time reversal invariant and equivalent to noncommutative algebra of canonical type is considered. Perihelion shift of orbit of a particle in Coulomb potential in the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-27 Kh. P. Gnatenko

As a submanifold is embedded into higher dimensional flat space, quantum mechanics gives various embedding quantities, e.g., the geometric momentum and geometric potential, etc. For a particle moving on a two-dimensional sphere or a free…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-02-26 Q. H. Liu

Exact wave functions are is derived from an azimuthally periodic a self-consistent quantum Hamiltonian in 2+1 dimensions using both the Klein-Gordon and the Schroedinger equations. It isWe shown that, curiously, for both relativistic and…

solv-int · Physics 2024-05-14 Troy Shinbrot

We show that conservation laws in quantum mechanics naturally lead to metric spaces for the set of related physical quantities. All such metric spaces have an "onion-shell" geometry. We demonstrate the power of this approach by considering…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-03-27 P. M. Sharp , I. D'Amico

The angular momentum of photons is the key source of quantum information. The transfer angular momentum is possible as circularly polarized light passed through wave plates. The twisted birefringent medium behaves as Q-plate. The passage of…

Optics · Physics 2014-07-15 Dipti Banerjee , Dipan Sinha

Through a new interpretation of Special Theory of Relativity and with a model given for physical space, we can find a way to understand the basic principles of Quantum Mechanics consistently from Classical Theory. It is supposed that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-09-25 Kiyoung Kim

Effects due to fermion-vacuum polarization by an external static magnetic field are considered in a two-dimensional noncompact curved space with a nontrivial topology. An expression for the vacuun angular momentum is obtained. Like the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Yu. A. Sitenko , D. G. Rakityansky

Quantum entanglement shared between more than two particles is essential to foundational questions in quantum mechanics, and upcoming quantum information technologies. So far, up to 14 two-dimensional qubits have been entangled, and an open…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-18 B. C. Hiesmayr , M. J. A. de Dood , W. Löffler

Orbitronics harnesses non-equilibrium densities and flows of electrons orbital angular momentum (OAM). Although the OAM must be long lived to be useful in information processing, the mechanisms leading to OAM non-conservation remain…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-07-30 Rhonald Burgos Atencia , Daniel P. Arovas , Dimitrie Culcer

Quantum mechanics dictates that a continuous measurement of the position of an object imposes a random back action perturbation on its momentum. This randomness translates with time into position uncertainty, thus leading to the well known…

Within monochromatic optical fields, we demonstrate the rotating-wave structured light with wave vortex carrying an intrinsic transverse orbital angular momentum orthogonal to the propagation direction of light. Remarkably, we find that…

Optics · Physics 2024-06-21 Zhen-Lai Wang

The emergence of an orbital angular momentum (OAM) response to a charge current holds promise for technological applications, allowing electrical control of magnetization dynamics. Often, the OAM current is invoked in explaining…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-12 Niels Henrik Aase , Erik Wegner Hodt , Karl Bergson Hallberg , Asle Sudbø , Jacob Linder

In the mean-field approximation, the well-known effect of the critical quantum collapse in a 3D gas of particles pulled to the center by potential U(r) = -U_0/r^2 is suppressed by repulsive interparticle interactions, which create the…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2023-11-14 Hidetsugu Sakaguchi , Boris A. Malomed

Among the optical degrees of freedom, the orbital angular momentum of light provides unique properties, including mechanical torque action with applications for light manipulation, enhanced sensitivity in imaging techniques and potential…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-03-03 A. Nicolas , L. Veissier , L. Giner , E. Giacobino , D. Maxein , J. Laurat