| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 43, Number 6, September II 1998
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 623 - 628 | |
| Section | General | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1998-00408-4 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
Magnetic force exerted by the Aharonov-Bohm line
Department of Theoretical Physics, Umeå University - 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
Received:
28
May
1998
Accepted:
18
July
1998
The controversial question of the transverse force exerted by the Aharonov-Bohm (AB) magnetic-flux line is reconsidered with the help of a new paraxial solution to the AB-scattering problem. It is shown that despite the left-right symmetry in the AB scattering cross-section, a beam of finite width is deflected by the AB-line as if by the “Lorentz” force. The asymmetry and the magnetic force originate from the quantum interference in the forward direction within the angular size of the incident wave.
PACS: 03.65.Nk – Nonrelativistic scattering theory / 67.40.Vs – Vortices and turbulence
© EDP Sciences, 1998
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