arXiv:quant-ph/0210182 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General
The quantum mechanical geometric phase of a particle in a resonant vibrating cavity
K W Yuen, H T Fung, K M Cheng, M-C Chu, K Colanero
Abstract
We study the general-setting quantum geometric phase acquired by a particle in a vibrating cavity. Solving the two-level theory with the rotating-wave approximation and the SU (2) method, we obtain analytic formulae that give excellent descriptions of the geometric phase, energy and wavefunction of the resonating system. In particular, we observe a sudden π-jump in the geometric phase when the system is in resonance. Similar behaviour is found in the geometric phase of a spin- particle in a rotating magnetic field. Our result suggests that the π-jump is a general feature for two-level systems, for which we developed a geometrical model to help visualize its evolution.