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|text=The Aharonov-Casher effect is a Book I topic in the Quantum Collection. It is a quantum phase effect in which a neutral particle with a magnetic dipole moment acquires a measurable phase while moving through an electric field. The effect is closely related to the Aharonov-Bohm effect, but the roles of charge, magnetic flux, electric field, and magnetic moment are interchanged. It illustrates that quantum phases can depend on electromagnetic potentials and geometry, not only on local forces. In interferometry it provides a way to test geometric phase, gauge structure, and the physical meaning of quantum evolution. | |||
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The Aharonov-Casher effect is a Book I topic in the Quantum Collection. It is a quantum phase effect in which a neutral particle with a magnetic dipole moment acquires a measurable phase while moving through an electric field. The effect is closely related to the Aharonov-Bohm effect, but the roles of charge, magnetic flux, electric field, and magnetic moment are interchanged. It illustrates that quantum phases can depend on electromagnetic potentials and geometry, not only on local forces. In interferometry it provides a way to test geometric phase, gauge structure, and the physical meaning of quantum evolution.
Overview
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Physical idea
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Relation to other quantum phase effects
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Applications and experiments
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See also
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