Photon mass and quantum effects of the Aharonov-Bohm type

Journal Article · Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.75.052113· OSTI ID:20982465

Spavieri, G ^[1]; Rodriguez, M ^[2]

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1. Centro de Fisica Fundamental, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, 5101-Venezuela (Venezuela)
2. Departamento de Fisica, FACYT, Universidad de Carabobo, Valencia, 2001-Venezuela (Venezuela)

The magnetic field due to the photon rest mass m{sub ph} modifies the standard results of the Aharonov-Bohm effect for electrons, and of other recent quantum effects. For the effect involving a coherent superposition of beams of particles with opposite electromagnetic properties, by means of a tabletop experiment, the limit m{sub ph}{approx_equal}10{sup -51} g is achievable, improving by 6 orders of magnitude that derived by Boulware and Deser for the Aharonov-Bohm effect.

• OSTI ID: 20982465
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 75, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.052113; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
AHARONOV-BOHM EFFECT
BEAMS
ELECTRONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
OPTICS
PARTICLES
PHOTONS
REST MASS