The time-dependent Aharonov-Casher effect
High Energy Physics - Theory
2016-01-20 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Quantum Physics
Abstract
In this paper we give a covariant expression for Aharonov-Casher phase. This expression is a combination of the canonical electric field, Aharonov-Casher phase plus a magnetic field phase shift. We use this covariant expression for the Aharonov-Casher phase to investigate the case of a neutral particle with a non-zero magnetic moment moving in the {\it time dependent} electric and magnetic fields of a plane electromagnetic wave background. We focus on the case where the magnetic moment of the particle is oriented so that both the electric and magnetic field lead to non-zero phases, and we look at the interplay between these electric and magnetic phases.
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@article{arxiv.1512.02292,
title = {The time-dependent Aharonov-Casher effect},
author = {Douglas Singleton and Jaryd Ulbricht},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.02292},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
14 pages revtex4, 1 figure, to be published PLB