NonAbelian Chern-Simons quantum mechanics and nonAbelian Aharonov-Bohm effect

Dec 23, 1993
22 pages
Published in:
  • Annals Phys. 235 (1994) 413-434
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Report number:
  • SNUTP-93-82

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Abstract: (desy)
We construct a classical action for a system of NN point-like sources which carry SU(2) non-Abelian charges coupled to non-Abelian Chern-Simons gauge fields, and develop a quantum mechanics for them. Adopting the coherent state quantization and solving the Gauss' constraint in an appropriately chosen gauge, we obtain a quantum mechanical Hamiltonian given in terms of the Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov connection. Then we study the non-Abelian Aharonov-Bohm effect, employing the obtained Hamiltonian for two-particle sector. An explicit evaluation of the differential cross section for the non-Abelian Aharonov-Bohm scattering is given.
Note:
  • Revised version
  • gauge field theory: SU(2)
  • Chern-Simons term
  • dimension: 3
  • quantum mechanics
  • quantization: constraint
  • Hamiltonian formalism
  • coherent state
  • Aharonov-Bohm effect
  • bibliography
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