Quantum phases for a charged particle and electric/magnetic dipole in an electromagnetic field

Abstract

We point out that the known quantum phases for an electric/magnetic dipole moving in an electromagnetic field must be composed from more fundamental quantum phases emerging for moving elementary charges. Using this idea, we have found two new fundamental quantum phases, next to the known magnetic and electric Aharonov-Bohm phases, and discuss their general properties and physical meaning. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2018