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Modern Physics Letters A

THE ANALOGUE OF THE AHARONOV–BOHM EFFECT FOR BOUND STATES FOR NEUTRAL PARTICLES

K. Bakke, Claudio Furtado

Published May 30, 2011• 44 citations
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Abstract

We study the analogue of the Aharonov–Bohm effect for bound states for a neutral particle with a permanent magnetic dipole moment interacting with an external field. We consider a neutral particle confined to moving between two coaxial cylinders and show the dependence of the energy levels on the Aharonov-Casher quantum flux. Moreover, we show that the same flux dependence of the bound states can be found when the neutral particle is confined to a one-dimensional quantum ring and a quantum dot, and we also calculate the persistent currents in each case.

DOI
10.1142/s0217732311035766

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