Maxwell Duality, Lorentz Invariance, and Topological Phase

Jonathan P. Dowling, Colin P. Williams, and J. D. Franson
Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 2486 – Published 27 September 1999
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Abstract

We discuss the Maxwell electromagnetic duality relations between the Aharonov-Bohm, Aharonov-Casher, and He-McKellar-Wilkens topological phases, which allow a unified description of all three phenomena. We also elucidate Lorentz transformations which allow these effects to be understood in an intuitive fashion in the rest frame of the moving quantum particle. Finally, we propose two experimental schemes for measuring the He-McKellar-Wilkens phase.

  • Received 28 May 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2486

©1999 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Jonathan P. Dowling* and Colin P. Williams

  • Quantum Computing Technologies Group, Mail Stop 126-347, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109

J. D. Franson

  • Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland 20723

  • *Electronic address: jdowling@jpl.nasa.gov

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Vol. 83, Iss. 13 — 27 September 1999

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