Quantization of non-Abelian Berry phase for time reversal invariant systems
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2010-02-03 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We present a quantized non-Abelian Berry phase for time reversal invariant systems such as quantum spin Hall effect. Ordinary Berry phase is defined by an integral of Berry's gauge potential along a loop (an integral of the Chern-Simons one-form), whereas we propose that a similar integral but over five dimensional parameter space (an integral of the Chern-Simons five-form) is suitable to define a non-Abelian Berry phase. We study its global topological aspects and show that it is indeed quantized into two values. We also discuss its close relationship with the nonperturbative anomalies.
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@article{arxiv.0903.3098,
title = {Quantization of non-Abelian Berry phase for time reversal invariant systems},
author = {T. Fukui and T. Fujiwara},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.3098},
year = {2010}
}
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5 pages