Nucleon Statistics in Holographic QCD : Aharonov-Bohm Effect in a Matrix Model

Koji Hashimoto, Norihiro Iizuka

Published 2010-06-18Version 1

We show that the Aharonov-Bohm effect in the nuclear matrix model derives the statistical nature of nucleons in holographic QCD. For N_c= odd (even), the nucleon is shown to be a fermion (boson).