INTERPLAY OF AHARONOV-BOHM AND BERRY PHASES

Authors
REZNIK B AHARONOV Y
Citation
B. Reznik et Y. Aharonov, INTERPLAY OF AHARONOV-BOHM AND BERRY PHASES, Physics letters. Section B, 315(3-4), 1993, pp. 386-391
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. Section B → ACNP
ISSN journal
03702693
Volume
315
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
386 - 391
Database
ISI
SICI code
0370-2693(1993)315:3-4<386:IOAABP>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
An interplay of the Aharonov-Bohm phase and the Berry phase appears as a fluxon circulates an extended (quantum) charge distribution. For a fluxon-charge system in a superconductor, we will show how the interpl ay of the phases leads to a net topological effect. The realization of the effect in the Higgs model is discussed.