| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 52, Number 1, October I 2000
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| Page(s) | 1 - 7 | |
| Section | General | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2000-00396-3 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
Berry's quantum phase in media with dislocations
1
Departamento de Física-CCEN,
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Caixa Postal 5008, 58051-970,
João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
2
Laboratório de Física Teórica e Computacional,
Departamento de Física
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco -
50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil
Received:
11
April
2000
Accepted:
16
August
2000
In this letter we study the quantum scattering problem of one electron by a screw dislocation in the framework of the Katanaev-Volovich theory of defects in solids. We find the scattering amplitude for the problem and demonstrate that the scattering is of Aharonov-Bohm type. We observe Berry's phase in the dynamics of the electrons in the presence of a screw dislocation.
PACS: 02.40.Ky – Riemannian geometries / 61.72.Lk – Linear defects: dislocations, disclinations / 03.65.Nk – Nonrelativistic scattering theory
© EDP Sciences, 2000
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