Aharonov–Casher effect and persistent spin currents in a Coulomb-type potential induced by Lorentz symmetry breaking effects

Abstract

We investigate quantum effects on a nonrelativistic neutral particle with a permanent magnetic dipole moment that interacts with an electric field. This neutral particle is also under the influence of a background that breaks the Lorentz symmetry. We focus on the Lorentz symmetry violation background determined by a space-like vector field. Then, we show that the effects of the violation of Lorentz symmetry can yield an attractive Coulomb-type potential. Furthermore, we obtain the bound state solutions to the Schrödinger–Pauli equation and show that the spectrum of energy is a function of the Aharonov–Casher geometric quantum phase. Finally, we discuss the arising of persistent spin currents.