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Journal of University of Jinan

Evolvement on Phase Factors in Quantum Mechanics

Lou Ben-zhuo

Published Jan 1, 2009• 0 citations
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Abstract

The background and evolvement of phase problem in quantum mechanics is overviewed.Berry phase which was brought up originally by Berry M.V.for adiabatic evolution in linear systems is limited in practical applications.Berry phase is generalized to nonadiabatic evolution(AA phase),noncyclic quantum evolution(off-diagonal geometric phase)and nonlinear systems(geometric phase of general quantum states).It is pointed out that the off-diagonal geometric phase in nonlinear system is a new area for research.The prospect of this subject is viewed as well.

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The concept of a geometric phase (Berry's phase) is generalized to the case of noneigenstates, which is applicable to both linear and nonlinear quantum systems. This is particularly important to nonlinear quantum systems, where, due to the lack of the superposition principle, the adiabatic evolution of a general state cannot be described in terms of eigenstates. For linear quantum systems, our new geometric phase reduces to a statistical average of Berry's phases. Our results are demonstrated with a nonlinear two-level model.
A geometric phase is found for the adiabatic evolution of a general quantum state;it reduces to Berry phase when applied to eigenstates. This new phase applies to both linear quantum systems and nonlinear quantum systems,and should be particularly useful for the latter for which the adiabatic evolution of a general quantum state cannot be described in terms of a superposition of eigenstates.For linear quantum systems,our new phase becomes a statistical average of the Berry phases for all eigenstates involved.
Quantum eigenstates undergoing cyclic changes acquire a phase factor of geometric origin. This phase, known as the Berry phase, or the geometric phase, has found applications in a wide range of disciplines throughout physics, including atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, optics, and classical dynamics. In this article, the basic theory of the geometric phase is presented along with a number of representative applications. The article begins with an account of the geometric phase for cyclic adiabatic evolutions. An elementary derivation is given along with a worked example for two-state systems. The implications of time-reversal are explained, as is the fundamental connection between the geometric phase and energy level degeneracies. We also discuss methods of experimental observation. A brief account is given of geometric magnetism; this is a Lorenz-like force of geometric origin which appears in the dynamics of slow systems coupled to fast ones. A number of theoretical developments of the geometric phase are presented. These include an informal discussion of fibre bundles, and generalizations of the geometric phase to degenerate eigenstates (the nonabelian case) and to nonadiabatic evolution. There follows an account of applications. Manifestations in classical physics include the Hannay angle and kinematic geometric phases. Applications in optics concern polarization dynamics, including the theory and observation of Pancharatnam's phase. Applications in molecular physics include the molecular Aharonov-Bohm effect and nuclear magnetic resonance studies. In condensed matter physics, we discuss the role of the geometric phase in the theory of the quantum Hall effect.
In this paper, we have investigated the off-diagonal Berry phase of nonlinear systems and presented its explicit expression. The results show that, for nonlinear systems, the off-diagonal berry phase contains a new term in addition to the dynamical phase, the geometric phase and the nonlinear phase. This new term can describe a cross effect between the Bogoliubov excitation around one eigenstate and another instantaneous eigenstate, while the Bogoliubov excitations are found to be accumulated during the adiabatic evolution and contribute a finite phase of geometric nature. As an application, the off-diagonal Berry phase of a two-well trapped Bose-Einstein condensate system is calculated.