Gauge invariance of the Aharonov-Bohm effect in a quantum electrodynamics framework

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2405.08536v1
• Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 12:20:14 GMT
• Title: Gauge invariance of the Aharonov-Bohm effect in a quantum electrodynamics framework
• Authors: Pablo L. Saldanha,
• Abstract summary: We provide an exact solution for the electromagnetic ground energy due to the interaction of the quantum electromagnetic field with the classical charges and currents. We use first-order perturbation theory to compute an extra change on the electromagnetic ground energy due to the presence of a quantum charged particle.
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• Abstract: The gauge invariance of the Aharonov-Bohm (AB) effect with a quantum treatment for the electromagnetic field is demonstrated. We provide an exact solution for the electromagnetic ground energy due to the interaction of the quantum electromagnetic field with the classical charges and currents that act as sources of the potentials in a classical description, in the Lorenz gauge. Then, we use first-order perturbation theory to compute an extra change on the electromagnetic ground energy due to the presence of a quantum charged particle with known wave function in the system. This energy in general depends on the quantum particle path in an interferometer, what results in an AB phase difference between the paths. The gauge invariance of this AB phase difference is then shown for the magnetic, electric, and the recently proposed electrodynamic versions of the AB effect. However, the AB phase difference could depend on the gauge for nonclosed paths, what reinforces the view that it only can be measured in closed paths.

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