Quantum phases for a charged particle and electric/magnetic dipole in an electromagnetic field

We point out that the known quantum phases for an electric/magnetic dipole moving in an electromagnetic field must be composed from more fundamental quantum phases emerging for moving elementary charges. Using this idea, we have found two new fundamental quantum phases, next to the known magnetic an...

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Published in:Europhysics letters 2017-11, Vol.120 (4), p.40007
Main Authors: Kholmetskii, Alexander, Yarman, Tolga
Format: Article
Language:English
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03.65.Vf
41.20.-q
Charged particles
Electromagnetic fields
Magnetic dipoles
Magnetic properties
Phases
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Summary:We point out that the known quantum phases for an electric/magnetic dipole moving in an electromagnetic field must be composed from more fundamental quantum phases emerging for moving elementary charges. Using this idea, we have found two new fundamental quantum phases, next to the known magnetic and electric Aharonov-Bohm phases, and discuss their general properties and physical meaning.
ISSN:0295-5075
1286-4854
DOI:10.1209/0295-5075/120/40007