Abstract
A vortex in a Bose-Einstein condensate generates the optical analog of the Aharonov-Bohm effect when illuminated with slow light. In contrast to the original Aharonov-Bohm effect the vortex will exchange forces with the light that leads to a measurable motion of the vortex.
- Received 21 November 2002
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.67.053616
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