We introduce the perturbative aspects of noncommutative quantum mechanics. Then we study Berry's phase in the framework of noncommutative quantum mechanics. The results show deviations from the usual quantum mechanics which depend on the parameter of space/space noncommutativity.
Abstract In this paper we look for the existence of Berry phase in time dependent harmonic oscillators in noncommutative space. Two systems are considered in our study in the noncommutative framework. The first one is a system in which a scale invariant term is present in the Hamiltonian from the beginning, and the second one is a system in which a scale invariant term emerges due to a change of variables from the noncommutative to the commutative ones. We first compute the eigenstates of both the systems using the Lewis invariant approach. We then employ the Lewis invariant technique to obtain the geometric phase under adiabatic approximation. We also calculate the Berry phase explicitly by choosing appropriate forms of the time dependent parameters appearing in the Hamiltonian. Our analysis surprisingly reveals that a scale invariant time reversal symmetry breaking term may not always lead to a non trivial Berry phase.
We study the hyperfine splitting in the framework of the noncommutative quantum mechanics (NCQM) developed in the literature. The results show deviations from the usual quantum mechanics. We show that the energy difference between two excited F = I + 1/2 and the ground F = I - 1/2 states in a noncommutative space (NCS) is bigger than the one in the commutative case, so the radiation wavelength in NCSs must be shorter than the radiation wavelength in commutative spaces. We also find an upper bound for the noncommutativity parameter.
The central theme of my thesis is to explore various simple prototype models that are exactly solvable in the framework of time dependent noncommutative spaces. By adopting the methodology provided by the Lewis Riesenfeld theory, we developed a procedure for obtaining a class of exact solutions for such model systems. We analyzed these solutions by deriving the energy expectation values analytically and representing those energy dynamics graphically. We also examined the explicit existence of a non-zero Berry geometric phase in the noncommutative framework and analyzed the role of noncommutativity in generating a non-trivial Berry phase when the model Hamiltonian and the noncommutative parameters are periodic in time. Overall, my thesis contributes to a deeper understanding of quantum theory in time dependent noncommutative backgrounds and indicates a strong possibility for developing a consistent quantum theory within such frameworks.