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Test of the He-McKellar-Wilkens topological phase by atom interferometry. Part I: theoretical discussion

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We have recently tested the topological phase predicted by He and McKellar and by Wilkens: this phase appears when an electric dipole propagates in a transverse magnetic field. In the present paper, we first recall the physical origin of this phase and its relations to the Aharononov-Bohm and Aharonov-Casher phases. We then explain possible detection schemes and we briefly describe the lithium atom interferometer we have used for this purpose. Finally, we analyze in great detail the phase shifts induced by electric and magnetic fields acting on such an interferometer, taking into account experimental defects. The experiment and its results are described in a companion paper.
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hal-00869942 , version 1 (04-10-2013)

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Steven Lepoutre, Alexandre Gauguet, Matthias Büchner, Jacques Vigué. Test of the He-McKellar-Wilkens topological phase by atom interferometry. Part I: theoretical discussion. Physical Review A : Atomic, molecular, and optical physics [1990-2015], 2013, 88 (4), pp.043627-1/043627-14. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevA.88.043627⟩. ⟨hal-00869942⟩
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