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View SchemaRelativistic Aharonov-Casher Phase in Spin One
| Authors | James A Swansson, Bruce H J McKellar |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0007118 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0007118 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0305-4470/34/5/309 |
Abstract
The Aharonov-Casher (AC) phase is calculated in relativistic wave equations of spin one. The AC phase has previously been calculated from the Dirac-Pauli equation using a gauge-like technique \cite{MK1,MK2}. In the spin-one case, we use Kemmer theory (a Dirac-like particle theory) to calculate the phase in a similar manner. However the vector formalism, the Proca theory, is more widely known and used. In the presence of an electromagnetic field, the two theories are `equivalent' and may be transformed into one another. We adapt these transformations to show that the Kemmer theory results apply to the Proca theory. Then we calculate the Aharonov-Casher phase for spin-one particles directly in the Proca formalism.
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