Abstract
It is shown that there is a precise sense in which the Heisenberg uncertainty between fluxes of electric and magnetic fields through finite surfaces is given by (one-half [Formula presented] times) the Gauss linking number of the loops that bound these surfaces. To regularize the relevant operators, one is naturally led to assign a framing to each loop. The uncertainty between the fluxes of electric and magnetic fields through a single surface is then given by the self-linking number of the framed loop which bounds the surface.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2073-2079 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)