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Berry phase in magnetic systems with point perturbations

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1 Condensed Matter Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We study a two-dimensional charged particle interacting with a magnetic field, in general non-homogeneous, perpendicular to the plane, a confining potential, and a point interaction. If the latter moves adiabatically along a loop the state corresponding to an isolated eigenvalue acquires a Berry phase. We derive an expression for it and evaluate it in several examples such as a homogeneous field, a magnetic whisker, a particle confined at a ring or in quantum dots, a parabolic and a zero-range one. We also discuss the behavior of the lowest Landau level in this setting obtaining an explicit example of the Wilczek-Zee phase for an infinitely degenerated eigenvalue.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9911060,
  title  = {Berry phase in magnetic systems with point perturbations},
  author = {Pavel Exner and Vladimir A. Geyler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9911060},
  year   = {2007}
}

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