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Europhysics Letters (EPL)

Geometric phase in open two-level system

Zhisong Wang, L. C. Kwek, C. H Lai, C. H. Oh

Published May 16, 2006• 48 citations
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Abstract

A mapping is established in connecting density matrices, associated with an evolution of a quantum open system, with vector ray in a complex projective Hilbert space. By using the corresponding vector ray to represent the open two-level system, we may observe the geometric phase for the open two-level system. The geometric phase of the open two-level system depends only on the smooth (open or closed) curve in the complex projective Hilbert space of ray, which is formulated entirely in terms of geometric structures on this space.

DOI
10.1209/epl/i2006-10057-1

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The geometric phase in quantum mechanics was originally elucidated in the context of the adiabatic theorem. This and other limitations were later removed. We show how this phase can be presented as the simplest functional of smooth open curves of unit vectors in Hilbert space, invariant under the two groups of local phase changes and monotonic reparametrisations. This viewpoint clarifies the role of the early Pancharatnam criterion for two Hilbert space vectors to be `in phase', in the later geometric phase context. Noncyclic evolution is handled in a very direct manner. Connections to the Bargmann invariants of quantum mechanics are immediate and can be exploited. A class of geometric phases arises in connection with unitary representations of Lie groups. In this case a surprisingly complete analysis of the structure of the geometric phase is possible, motivated by the Wigner-Eckart theorem. The interplay between geometric phase ideas and Lie group unitary representations is extraordinarily rich; the differential geometric structures of Lie groups and coset spaces play very important roles and allow classification of all possible geometric phases associated with a given Lie group. Examples involving SU(2), SU(3) and the metaplectic group Mp(2) are presented.