Magnetic flux, angular momentum, and statistics

Journal Article · Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1144· OSTI ID:5283393

Wilczek, F

It is demonstrated that the orbital angular momentum l/sub z/ of a particle of charge q orbiting around a tube with magnetic flux Phi is quantized in units l/sub z/ = (integer)-qPhi/2..pi... 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.

• Research Organization: Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
• OSTI ID: 5283393
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 48:17; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DIRAC EQUATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUATIONS
GAUGE INVARIANCE
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
LIE GROUPS
MAGNETIC FLUX
MAGNETIC MONOPOLES
MATHEMATICS
MONOPOLES
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
STATISTICS
SU GROUPS
SU-2 GROUPS
SYMMETRY GROUPS
WAVE EQUATIONS