Mesoscopic superposition states in relativistic landau levels

A. Bermudez, M. A. Martin-Delgado, E. Solano

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Abstract

We show that a linear superposition of mesoscopic states in relativistic Landau levels can be built when an external magnetic field couples to a relativistic spin 1/2 charged particle. Under suitable initial conditions, the associated Dirac equation produces unitarily superpositions of coherent states involving the particle orbital quanta in a well-defined mesoscopic regime. We demonstrate that these mesoscopic superpositions have a purely relativistic origin and disappear in the nonrelativistic limit. © 2007 The American Physical Society.
Original languageSpanish
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume99
StatePublished - 18 Sep 2007
Externally publishedYes

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