Adiabatic geometric phases in hydrogenlike atoms
Quantum Physics
2016-08-16 v2
Abstract
We examine the effect of spin-orbit coupling on geometric phases in hydrogenlike atoms exposed to a slowly varying magnetic field. The marginal geometric phases associated with the orbital angular momentum and the intrinsic spin fulfill a sum rule that explicitly relates them to the corresponding geometric phase of the whole system. The marginal geometric phases in the Zeeman and Paschen-Back limit are analyzed. We point out the existence of nodal points in the marginal phases that may be detected by topological means.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0505058,
title = {Adiabatic geometric phases in hydrogenlike atoms},
author = {Erik Sjöqvist and X. X. Yi and J. Åberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0505058},
year = {2016}
}
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