Aharonov-Bohm Effect in Generalized Electrodynamics
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| author | de Melo, C. A. M. Perez, B. M. Esquia, J. C. Sumire Cuzinatto, R. R. |
| author_facet | de Melo, C. A. M. Perez, B. M. Esquia, J. C. Sumire Cuzinatto, R. R. |
| contents | The Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect is considered in the context of Generalized Electrodynamics (GE) by Podolsky and Bopp. GE is the only extension to Maxwell electrodynamics that is locally {\normalsize{}U(1)}-gauge invariant, admits linear field equations and contains higher-order derivatives of the vector potential. GE admits both massless and massive modes for the photon. We recover the ordinary quantum phase shift of the AB effect, derived in the context of Maxwell electrodynamics, for the massless mode of the photon in GE. The massive mode induces a correction factor to the AB phase shift depending on the photon mass. We study both the magnetic AB effect and its electric counterpart. In principle, accurate experimental observations of AB the phase shift could be used to constrain GE photon mass. |
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| spellingShingle | Aharonov-Bohm Effect in Generalized Electrodynamics de Melo, C. A. M. Perez, B. M. Esquia, J. C. Sumire Cuzinatto, R. R. Quantum Physics High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics The Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect is considered in the context of Generalized Electrodynamics (GE) by Podolsky and Bopp. GE is the only extension to Maxwell electrodynamics that is locally {\normalsize{}U(1)}-gauge invariant, admits linear field equations and contains higher-order derivatives of the vector potential. GE admits both massless and massive modes for the photon. We recover the ordinary quantum phase shift of the AB effect, derived in the context of Maxwell electrodynamics, for the massless mode of the photon in GE. The massive mode induces a correction factor to the AB phase shift depending on the photon mass. We study both the magnetic AB effect and its electric counterpart. In principle, accurate experimental observations of AB the phase shift could be used to constrain GE photon mass. |
| title | Aharonov-Bohm Effect in Generalized Electrodynamics |
| topic | Quantum Physics High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.05501 |