https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2005-00328-9
Phase (or gauge) invariance and new field-free Aharonov-Bohm effects
Centro de Física Fundamental, Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, 5101, Venezuela
Corresponding author: a spavieri@ula.ve
Received:
15
September
2005
Published online:
13
December
2005
The criteria for phase invariance of quantum effects of the Aharonov-Bohm (AB) type are revised. Gauge invariance, duality and other properties of the electromagnetic interaction lead to new field-free quantum effects of the AB type for interfering beams of particles with opposite charges or magnetic dipole moments.
PACS: 03.30.+p – Special relativity / 39.20.+q – Atom interferometry techniques / 03.65.Bz – Foundations, theory of measurement, miscellaneous theories (including Aharonov-Bohm effect, Bell inequalities, Berry's phase)
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2005
