It is shown that the molecular Aharonov-Bohm effect is neither nonlocal nor topological in the sense of the standard magnetic Aharonov-Bohm effect. It is further argued that there is a close relationship between the molecular Aharonov-Bohm effect and the Aharonov-Casher effect for an electrically neutral spin -1 / 2 particle encircling a line of charge.

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arXiv:quant-ph/0310190 · Advances in quantum chemistry

On the Alleged Nonlocal and Topological Nature of the Molecular Aharonov–Bohm Effect

Erik Sjöqvist

Published Jan 1, 2004• 3 citations

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DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3276(04)47014-2

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E\\otimes \\epsilon

Jahn-Teller system is shown to be essentially analogues to an anisotropic Aharonov-Casher effect for an electrically neutral spin

-{1/2}

particle encircling a certain configuration of lines of charge.