Testing quantum duality using cold Rydberg atoms
arXiv:quant-ph/0308076 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2004.09.053
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 -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.
4 pages, new title, new arguments in the experimental setup, accepted for publication on Phys. Lett. B