arXiv:quant-ph/0411186 · Physical Review A
Berry’s phase with quantized field driving: Effects of intersubsystem coupling
L. C. Wang, H. T. Cui, X. X. Yi
Abstract
The effect of intersubsystem coupling on the Berry phase of a composite system as well as that of its subsystem is investigated. We analyze two coupled spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ systems with one driven by a quantized field as an example. The pure-state geometric phase of the composite system as well as the mixed-state geometric phase for the subsystem is calculated and discussed.