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Testing quantum duality using cold Rydberg atoms

J. L. Noronha, C. Wotzasek

abstract: Classically, the dynamics of the chiral oscillator (CO) may be described by the Landau model (LM) through a well established mathematical procedure known as duality mapping. In this letter we show how this duality is broken in quantum mechanics due to the presence of a $Z_2$-anomaly in the CO. We give the theoretical basis for an experimental setup displaying the possibility to measure this global anomaly using cold Rydberg atoms.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0308076
categories:
quant-ph hep-ph hep-th
comments:
4 pages, new title, new arguments in the experimental setup, accepted for publication on Phys. Lett. B
doi:
10.1016/j.physletb.2004.09.053
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0308076
journal_ref:
Phys.Lett. B602 (2004) 144-148
created:
2003-08-14
updated:
2004-09-25

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