arXiv · 1506.07961
Quantum electrodynamic Aharonov-Bohm effect of charge qubit
Abstract
We predict that a charge under the influence of a quantum electrodynamic potential exhibits a force-free Aharonov-Bohm effect. The specific system considered in this study is a superconducting charge qubit nonlocally interacting with a cavity electromagnetic field. We find that this nonlocal interaction gives rise to remarkable quantum electrodynamic phenomena such as vacuum Rabi splitting and oscillation, and Lamb shift, under the condition that the qubit is located in an electromagnetic-field-free region. Our result can be verified in a realistic experimental setup, and provides a new approach of investigating the Aharonov-Bohm effect combined with quantum electrodynamics.
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Young-Wan Kim, Kicheon Kang. 2015-06-26. Quantum electrodynamic Aharonov-Bohm effect of charge qubit. https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.07961
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