The time-dependent Aharonov–Casher effect

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 parti...

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Main Authors: Douglas Singleton, Jaryd Ulbricht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269315009326
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Summary: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 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 fields lead to non-zero phases, and we look at the interplay between these electric and magnetic phases.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445