Presentations:Topic:Quantum Mechanics:Magnetic Field


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Title

Intriguing Quantum World: Can the motion of a particle be influenced by a magnetic field that it does not see?

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Faculty Member

Indubala Satija

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Abstract

Quantum wonderland where a particle sometimes behaves like a particle and sometimes like a wave, is filled with many exciting phenomena. A rather strange quantum effect that stands out is the Aharonov-­Bohm effect, a quantum mechanical phenomenon by which a charged particle is affected by magnetic field in regions from which the particle is excluded. Discovered in 1959, this effect continues to stimulate new insights and ideas and is shown to be an example of a rather general quantum phenomena known as "geometric phase." Although the general ideas of the geometric phase can be illustrated using 2X2 matrices, physical content is extremely rich and has applications in all branches of physics, including the design of quantum computers.

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