Internal frame dragging and a global analog of the Aharonov-Bohm effect

John March-Russell, John Preskill, Frank Wilczek

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Abstract

It is shown that the breakdown of a global symmetry group to a discrete subgroup can lead to analogs of the Aharonov-Bohm effect. At sufficiently low momentum transfer, the cross section for scattering of a particle with nontrivial Z2 charge off a global vortex is almost equal to (but definitely different from) maximal Aharonov-Bohm scattering; the effect goes away at large momentum transfer. The scattering of a spin-1/2 particle off a magnetic vortex provides an amusing experimentally realizable example.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2567-2571
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume68
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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