Quantum measurement backreaction and induced topological phases

被引:12
作者
Aharonov, Y [1 ]
Kaufherr, T
Popescu, S
Reznik, B
机构
[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
[2] Univ S Carolina, Dept Phys, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
[3] Univ Cambridge, Isaac Newton Inst, Cambridge CB3 0HE, England
[4] Hewlett Packard Labs, BRIMS, Bristol BS12 6QZ, Avon, England
[5] Univ Calif Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Theoret, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.2023
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
It is shown that a topological vector potential (Berry phase) is induced by the act of measuring angular momentum in a direction defined by a reference particle. This vector potential appears as a consequence of the backreaction due to the quantum measurement.
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页码:2023 / 2026
页数:4
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