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Vacuum induced spin-1/2 Berry's phase.
Vlatko VedralAngelo CarolloI. Fuentes-guridiSownak Bosesubject
PhysicsQuantum PhysicsCondensed matter physicsField (physics)Phase (waves)General Physics and AstronomySemiclassical physicsFOS: Physical sciencesVacuum Geometric phaseNonlinear Sciences::Chaotic DynamicsQuantization (physics)Geometric phaseQuantum mechanicsQuantum theoryBerry connection and curvatureQuantum field theorySpin (physics)Quantum Physics (quant-ph)description
We calculate the Berry phase of a spin-1/2 particle in a magnetic field considering the quantum nature of the field. The phase reduces to the standard Berry phase in the semiclassical limit and eigenstate of the particle acquires a phase in the vacuum. We also show how to generate a vacuum induced Berry phase considering two quantized modes of the field which has a interesting physical interpretation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-02-22 | Physical review letters |