Scalar He-Mckellar-Wilkens effect

Hashemi B., Cildiroglu H. Ö., Yilmazer A. U.

Turkish Physical Society 35th International Physics Congress, TPS 2019, Konacik-Bodrum, Turkey, 4 - 08 September 2019, vol.2178, (Full Text) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 2178
  • Doi Number: 10.1063/1.5135444
  • City: Konacik-Bodrum
  • Country: Turkey
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2019 Author(s).Topological phases and their scalar versions are decisively important because they exhibit the profound role of the electromagnetic potentials in quantum mechanics. Vector He-McKellar-Wilkens (VHMW) topological phase emerges when electric dipoles pass around a source of line magnetic charges. Its scalar version can also be conjectured using the concept of electromagnetic duality. In this short contribution, after briefly discussing the VHMW effect we will give the basic mathematical steps for its scalar version and propose an experimental setup.