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View SchemaObservable Dirac-type singularities in Berry's phase and the monopole
| Authors | Rajendra Bhandari |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0111123 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0111123 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.100403 |
| Journal | Phys.Rev.Lett. 88 (2002) 100403 |
Abstract
The physical reality and observability of 2n\pi Berry phases, as opposed to the usually considered modulo 2\pi topological phases is demonstrated with the help of computer simulation of a model adiabatic evolution whose parameters are varied along a closed loop in the parameter space. Using the analogy of Berry's phase with the Dirac monopole, it is concluded that an interferometer loop taken around a magnetic monopole of strength n/2 yields an observable 2n\pi phase shift, where n is an integer. An experiment to observe the effect is proposed.
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