New method for calculating the Berry connection in atom-molecule systems

In the mean-field theory of atom-molecule systems,where the bosonic atoms combine to form molecules,there is no usual U(1) symmetry,which presents an apparent hurdle for calculating the Berry connection in these systems.We develop a perturbation expansion method of Hannay’s angle suitable for calculating the Berry curvature in the atom-molecule systems.With this Berry curvature,the Berry connection can be computed naturally.We use a three-level atom-molecule system to illustrate our results.In particular,with this method,we compute the curvature for Hannay’s angle analytically,and compare it to the Berry curvature obtained with the second-quantized model of the same system.An excellent agreement is found,indicating the validity of our method.     

Born-Oppenheimer近似下谐振子场驱动电磁模系统的Berry相和Hannay角

研究了Born-Oppenheimer近似下谐振子场驱动电磁模系统的Berry相和Hannay角, 通过理论计算得到了其表达式, 并讨论了这二者之间的半经典关系.结果表明, 这一量子Born-Oppenheimer复合系统的Berry相包含两部分: 第一部分与通常几何相的定义相同, 另一项则是由耦合造成的有效规范式引入的.这一量子修正可以被看作一个等效的Aharonov-Bohm效应.不仅如此, 其对应经典系统的Hannay角的定义中也存在类似的现象. 由此可见, 这一复合系统的Berry相与Hannay角之间也存在半经典关系, 并与文献[16] 中通常情况下的半经典关系相同.此外, 上述理论也可以运用于解决产生中性原子的人造规范势等物理问题. 关键词： Berry相 Hannay角 量子经典对应 Born-Oppenheimer近似     

Berry phase and Hannay’s angle in the Born–Oppenheimer hybrid systems

In this paper, we investigate the Berry phase and Hannay’s angle in the Born–Oppenheimer (BO) hybrid systems and obtain their algebraic expressions in terms of one form connection. The semiclassical relation of Berry phase and Hannay’s angle is discussed. We find that, besides the usual connection term, the Berry phase of quantum BO composite system also contains a novel term brought forth by the coupling induced effective gauge potential. This quantum modification can be viewed as an effective Aharonov–Bohm effect. Moreover, the similar phenomenon is founded in Hannay’s angle of classical BO composite system, which indicates that the Berry phase and Hannay’s angle possess the same relation as the usual one. An example is used to illustrate our theory. This scheme can be used to generate artificial gauge potentials for neutral atoms. Besides, the quantum–classical hybrid BO system is also studied to compare with the results in full quantum and full classical composite systems.     

The Hannay angles: Geometry,adiabaticity, and an example

The Hannay angles were introduced by Hannay as a means of measuring a holonomy effect in classical mechanics closely corresponding to the Berry phase in quantum mechanics. Using parameter-dependent momentum mappings we show that the Hannay angles are the holonomy of a natural connection. We generalize this effect to non-Abelian group actions and discuss non-integrable Hamiltonian systems. We prove an averaging theorem for phase space functions in the case of general multi-frequency dynamical systems which allows us to establish the almost adiabatic invariance of the Hannay angles. We conclude by giving an application to celestial mechanics.Supported by the Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftSupported by the Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin     

非线性系统的非对角Berry相

研究了非线性系统中非对角情况的Berry相位, 给出了非线性非对角Berry相位的计算公式. 结果表明, 在非线性非对角情况下, 总相位包含有动力学相位, 通常意义的Berry相位, 以及非线性引起的附加相位. 此外, 还包含有非对角情况时所特有的新的附加项. 这新的一项表示, 当系统哈密顿慢变时产生的Bogoliubov涨落, 与另一个瞬时本征态之间的交叉效应, 进而对总的Berry相位产生影响. 作为应用, 对二能级玻色爱因斯坦凝聚体系, 具体计算了非线性非对角的Berry相位. 关键词： Berry 相位 非对角 绝热演化 玻色爱因斯坦凝聚     

On spin evolution in a time-dependent magnetic field: Post-adiabatic corrections and geometric phases

We examine both quantum and classical versions of the problem of spin evolution in a slowly varying magnetic field. Main attention is given to the first- and second-order adiabatic corrections in the case of in-plane variations of the magnetic field. While the first-order correction relates to the usual adiabatic Berry phase and Coriolis-type lateral deflection of the spin, the second-order correction is shown to be responsible for the next-order geometric phase and in-plain deflection. A comparison between different approaches, including the exact (non-adiabatic) geometric phase, is presented.     

Geometric curvature and phase of the Rabi model

We study the geometric curvature and phase of the Rabi model. Under the rotating-wave approximation (RWA), we apply the gauge independent Berry curvature over a surface integral to calculate the Berry phase of the eigenstates for both single and two-qubit systems, which is found to be identical with the system of spin-1/2 particle in a magnetic field. We extend the idea to define a vacuum-induced geometric curvature when the system starts from an initial state with pure vacuum bosonic field. The induced geometric phase is related to the average photon number in a period which is possible to measure in the qubit–cavity system. We also calculate the geometric phase beyond the RWA and find an anomalous sudden change, which implies the breakdown of the adiabatic theorem and the Berry phases in an adiabatic cyclic evolution are ill-defined near the anti-crossing point in the spectrum.     

The connection whose holonomy is the classical adiabatic angles of Hannay and Berry and its generalization to the non-integrable case

We show how averaging defines an Ehresmann connection whose holonomy is the classical adiabatic angles which Hannay defined for families of completely integrable systems. The averaging formula we obtain for the connection only requires that the family of Hamiltonians has a continuous symmetry group. This allows us to extend the notion of the Hannay angles to families of non-integrable systems with symmetry. We state three geometric axioms satisfied by the connection. These axioms uniquely determine the connection, thus enabling us to find new formulas for the connection and its curvature. Two examples are given.     

Dynamical fluctuations in classical adiabatic processes: General description and their implications

Dynamical fluctuations in classical adiabatic processes are not considered by the conventional classical adiabatic theorem. In this work a general result is derived to describe the intrinsic dynamical fluctuations in classical adiabatic processes. Interesting implications of our general result are discussed via two subtopics, namely, an intriguing adiabatic geometric phase in a dynamical model with an adiabatically moving fixed-point solution, and the possible “pollution” to Hannay’s angle or to other adiabatic phase objects for adiabatic processes involving non-fixed-point solutions.     

Nonadiabatic conditional geometric phase shift with NMR

A conditional geometric phase shift gate, which is fault tolerant to certain types of errors due to its geometric nature, was realized recently via nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) under adiabatic conditions. However, in quantum computation, everything must be completed within the decoherence time. The adiabatic condition makes any fast conditional Berry phase (cyclic adiabatic geometric phase) shift gate impossible. Here we show that by using a newly designed sequence of simple operations with an additional vertical magnetic field, the conditional geometric phase shift gate can be run nonadiabatically. Therefore geometric quantum computation can be done at the same rate as usual quantum computation.     

绝热演化中一般量子态的几何相位

在绝热演化中的几何相位（即Berry相位）被推广到包括非本征态的一般量子态.这个新的几何相位同时适用于线性量子系统和非线性量子系统.它对于后者尤其重要因为非线性量子系统的绝热演化不能通过本征态的线性叠加来描述.在线性量子系统中,新定义的几何相位是各个本征态Berry相位的权重平均.     

Experimental determination of the berry phase in a superconducting charge pump

We present the first measurements of the Berry phase in a superconducting Cooper pair pump. A fixed amount of Berry phase is accumulated to the quantum-mechanical ground state in each adiabatic pumping cycle, which is determined by measuring the charge passing through the device. The dynamic and geometric phases are identified and measured quantitatively from their different response when pumping in opposite directions. Our observations, in particular, the dependencies of the dynamic and geometric effects on the superconducting phase bias across the pump, agree with the basic theoretical model of coherent Cooper pair pumping.     

Off-diagonal geometric phases

We investigate the adiabatic evolution of a set of nondegenerate eigenstates of a parametrized Hamiltonian. Their relative phase change can be related to geometric measurable quantities that extend the familiar concept of Berry phase to the evolution of more than one state. We present several physical systems where these concepts can be applied, including an experiment on microwave cavities for which off-diagonal phases can be determined from published data.     

自旋为1粒子在旋转磁场中的几何相位和动力学相位(英文)

文章研究了自旋为1的粒子在旋转磁场中的几何相位和动力学相位.推导出如何计算自旋为1的粒子在绝热和非绝热演化中的几何相位和动力学相位公式,并利用这些公式计算其相位.最后我们讨论了三种情况下的Berry相位,当考虑ω1<<ω时,系统处于绝热近似,此时,几何相位就是Berry相位.     

Geometric nature of the environment-induced Berry phase and geometric dephasing

We investigate the geometric phase or Berry phase acquired by a spin half which is both subject to a slowly varying magnetic field and weakly coupled to a dissipative environment (either quantum or classical). We study how this phase is modified by the environment and find that the modification is of a geometric nature. While the original Berry phase (for an isolated system) is the flux of a monopole field through the loop traversed by the magnetic field, the environment-induced modification of the phase is the flux of a quadrupolelike field. We find that the environment-induced phase is complex, and its imaginary part is a geometric contribution to dephasing. Its sign depends on the direction of the loop. Unlike the Berry phase, this geometric dephasing is gauge invariant for open paths of the magnetic field.     

Pumping in quantum dots and non-Abelian matrix Berry phases

We have investigated pumping in quantum dots from the perspective of non-Abelian (matrix) Berry phases by solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation exactly for adiabatic changes. Our results demonstrate that a pumped charge is related to the presence of a finite matrix Berry phase. When consecutive adiabatic cycles are performed the pumped charge of each cycle is different from that of the previous ones.     

Wave-packet dynamics of Bloch electrons—Role of Berry phase

Motivated by a recent proposal on the possibility of observing a monopole in the band structure, and by an increasing interest in the role of Berry phase in spintronics, we reconsidered the problem of adiabatic motion of a wave packet of Bloch functions, under a perturbation varying slowly and incommensurately to the lattice structure. We showed, using only the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, that the effective wave-packet dynamics of Bloch electrons is conveniently described by a set of equations of motion (EOM) in which a non-Abelian Berry phase associated with the internal degree of freedom appears.     

Nonquantized dirac monopoles and strings in the berry phase of anisotropic spin systems

The Berry phase of an anisotropic spin system that is adiabatically rotated along a closed circuit C is investigated. It is shown that the Berry phase consists of two contributions: (i) a geometric contribution which can be interpreted as the flux through C of a nonquantized Dirac monopole, and (ii) a topological contribution which can be interpreted as the flux through C of a Dirac string carrying a nonquantized flux, i.e., a spin analogue of the Aharonov-Bohm effect. Various experimental consequences of this novel effect are discussed.     

Landau problem with a general time-dependent electric field

The time evolution is studied for the Landau level problem with a general time dependent electric field E(t) in a plane perpendicular to the magnetic field. A general and explicit factorization of the time evolution operator is obtained with each factor having a clear physical interpretation. The factorization consists of a geometric factor (path-ordered magnetic translation), a dynamical factor generated by the usual time-independent Landau Hamiltonian, and a nonadiabatic factor that determines the transition probabilities among the Landau levels. Since the path-ordered magnetic translation and the nonadiabatic factor are, up to completely determined numerical phase factors, just ordinary exponentials whose exponents are explicitly expressible in terms of the canonical variables, all of the factors in the factorization are explicitly constructed. New quantum interference effects are implied by this result. The factorization is unique from the point of view of the quantum adiabatic theorem and provides a seemingly first rigorous demonstration of how the quantum adiabatic theorem (incorporating the Berry phase phenomenon) is realized when infinitely degenerate energy levels are involved. Since the factorization separates the effect caused by the electric field into a geometric factor and a nonadiabatic factor, it makes possible to calculate the nonadiabatic transition probabilities near the adiabatic limit. A formula for matrix elements that determines the mixing of the Landau levels for a general, nonadiabatic evolution is also provided by the factorization.     

Noncommutative geometry and non-Abelian Berry phase in the wave-packet dynamics of Bloch electrons

Motivated by a recent proposal on the possibility of observing a monopole in the band structure, and by an increasing interest in the role of Berry phase in spintronics, we studied the adiabatic motion of a wave packet of Bloch functions, under a perturbation varying slowly and incommensurately to the lattice structure. We show, using only the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, that the effective wave-packet dynamics is conveniently described by a set of equations of motion (EOM) for a semiclassical particle coupled to a non-Abelian gauge field associated with a geometric Berry phase.

Our EOM can be viewed as a generalization of the standard Ehrenfest's theorem, and their derivation was asymptotically exact in the framework of linear response theory. Our analysis is entirely based on the concept of local Bloch bands, a good starting point for describing the adiabatic motion of a wave packet. One of the advantages of our approach is that the various types of gauge fields were classified into two categories by their different physical origin: (i) projection onto specific bands, (ii) time-dependent local Bloch basis. Using those gauge fields, we write our EOM in a covariant form, whereas the gauge-invariant field strength stems from the noncommutativity of covariant derivatives along different axes of the reciprocal parameter space. On the other hand, the degeneracy of Bloch bands makes the gauge fields non-Abelian.

For the purpose of applying our wave-packet dynamics to the analyses on transport phenomena in the context of Berry phase engineering, we focused on the Hall-type and polarization currents. Our formulation turned out to be useful for investigating and classifying various types of topological current on the same footing. We highlighted their symmetries, in particular, their behavior under time reversal (T) and space inversion (I). The result of these analyses was summarized as a set of cancellation rules. We also introduced the concept of parity polarization current, which may embody the physics of orbital current. Together with charge/spin Hall/polarization currents, this type of orbital current is expected to be a potential probe for detecting and controlling Berry phase.