Phys. Rev. D 51, 5870–5875 (1995)Gravity and geometric phasesReceived 6 December 1994; published in the issue dated 15 May 1995 The behavior of a quantum test particle satisfying the Klein-Gordon equation in a certain class of four-dimensional stationary space-times is examined. In a space-time of a spinning cosmic string, the wave function of a particle in a box is shown to acquire a geometric phase when the box is transported around a closed path surrounding the string. When interpreted as an Aharonov-Anandan geometric phase, the effect is shown to be related to the Aharonov-Bohm effect. © 1995 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.51.5870
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.51.5870
PACS:
03.65.Bz, 03.65.Pm, 04.90.+e
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