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Main Author: Sourrouille, Lucas
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.24028
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contents In this note, we care to study the degeneracy of the zero modes for a spin-$1/2$ charged particle in a one-dimensional space. We analyze the arguments proposed by Aharonov and Casher in a two-dimensional space. In two dimensions the zero energy states are constructed in terms on a scalar potential $λ(x,y)$, which is uniquely determined. We show that in one dimension it is possible the existence of an infinite family of the scalar potentials. This family is determined by a quantum number $k$, which is restricted by the relation $|k| < \frac{1}{2} \int dx B(x)$, where $B(x)$ is a scalar field localized in a restricted region of the space. This implies that the degeneracy of the zero energy states is infinite, which contrasts with the two dimensional case in which the degeneracy is finite. Finally we apply our results to a two dimensional case in which magnetic field have a translational symmetry along a direction.
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spellingShingle The Aharonov-Casher theorem on a line
Sourrouille, Lucas
Quantum Physics
In this note, we care to study the degeneracy of the zero modes for a spin-$1/2$ charged particle in a one-dimensional space. We analyze the arguments proposed by Aharonov and Casher in a two-dimensional space. In two dimensions the zero energy states are constructed in terms on a scalar potential $λ(x,y)$, which is uniquely determined. We show that in one dimension it is possible the existence of an infinite family of the scalar potentials. This family is determined by a quantum number $k$, which is restricted by the relation $|k| < \frac{1}{2} \int dx B(x)$, where $B(x)$ is a scalar field localized in a restricted region of the space. This implies that the degeneracy of the zero energy states is infinite, which contrasts with the two dimensional case in which the degeneracy is finite. Finally we apply our results to a two dimensional case in which magnetic field have a translational symmetry along a direction.
title The Aharonov-Casher theorem on a line
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.24028