PERSISTENT CURRENT IN A ROTATING MESOSCOPIC RING

Authors
VIGNALE G MASHHOON B
Citation
G. Vignale et B. Mashhoon, PERSISTENT CURRENT IN A ROTATING MESOSCOPIC RING, Physics letters. A, 197(5-6), 1995, pp. 444-448
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
197
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
444 - 448
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1995)197:5-6<444:PCIARM>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We investigate the behavior of electrons in a small thin metallic ring that is set in rotation. Using Larmor's theorem, it is shown that per sistent currents are expected to occur in rotating mesoscopic rings, e ven in the absence of a magnetic field. The properties of these curren ts are briefly discussed. The non-classical behavior of the rotational inertia of the electrons is elucidated.