Abstract
The behavior of a quantum test particle satisfying the Klein-Gordon equation in a certain class of four-dimensional stationary space-times is examined. In a space-time of a spinning cosmic string, the wave function of a particle in a box is shown to acquire a geometric phase when the box is transported around a closed path surrounding the string. When interpreted as an Aharonov-Anandan geometric phase, the effect is shown to be related to the Aharonov-Bohm effect.
- Received 6 December 1994
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.51.5870
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