Abstract
It is demonstrated that the orbital angular momentum lz of a particle of charge q orbiting around a tube with magnetic flux Φ is quantized in units lz=integer-qΦ2π. A very simple physical argument for this is presented, and applied to understand the Dirac quantization condition and the charge-spin relation for particles bound to magnetic monopoles. The unusual statistics of flux-tube-charged-particle composites is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1144-1146 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1982 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy