A random wave model for the Aharonov-Bohm effect

DOI10.1088/1751-8121/AA660FMaRDI QIDQ5272493zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Alexander J. H. Houston, Martin Gradhand, M. R. Dennis

Publication date 29 June 2017

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.01839

zbMATH Keywords

Aharonov-Bohm effectmagnetic fluxvortex correlationswave vortices

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05)

Abstract: We study an ensemble of random waves subject to the Aharonov-Bohm effect. The introduction of a point with a magnetic flux of arbitrary strength into a random wave ensemble gives a family of wavefunctions whose distribution of vortices (complex zeros) are responsible for the topological phase associated with the Aharonov-Bohm effect. Analytical expressions are found for the vortex number and topological charge densities as functions of distance from the flux point. Comparison is made with the distribution of vortices in the isotropic random wave model. The results indicate that as the flux approaches half-integer values, a vortex with the same sign as the fractional part of the flux is attracted to the flux point, merging with it at half-integer flux. Other features of the Aharonov-Bohm vortex distribution are also explored.

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