Topological quantum scattering under the influence of a nontrivial boundary condition

Abstract

We consider the quantum scattering problem of a relativistic particle in (2 + 1)-dimensional cosmic string spacetime under the influence of a nontrivial boundary condition imposed on the solution of the Klein–Gordon equation. The solution is then shifted as consequence of the nontrivial boundary condition and the role of the phase shift is to produce an Aharonov–Bohm-like effect. We examine the connection between this phase shift and the electromagnetic and gravitational analogous of the Aharonov–Bohm effect and compare the present results with previous ones obtained in the literature, also considering non-relativistic cases.