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The SU(2) instanton and the adiabatic evolution of two Kramers doublets

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

The adiabatic evolution of two doubly-degenerate (Kramers) levels is considered. The general five-parameter Hamiltonian describing the system is obtained and shown to be equivalent to one used in the Γ8(τ2ϵ)\Gamma_8 \otimes(\tau_2\oplus\epsilon) Jahn-Teller system. It is shown explicitly that the resulting SU(2) non-Abelian geometric vector potential is that of the (SO(5) symmetric) SU(2) instanton. Various forms of the potentials are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9701086,
  title  = {The SU(2) instanton and the adiabatic evolution of two Kramers doublets},
  author = {M. T. Johnsson and I. J. R. Aitchison},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9701086},
  year   = {2008}
}

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14 pages Latex,no figures