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View SchemaPhase Evolution in a Multi-Component System
| Authors | Robert Englman Asher Yahalom |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0406195 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0406195 |
| Journal | Physical Review A, 67, 5, 054103-054106 (2003) |
Abstract
We derive a general expression for the expectation value of the phase acquired by a time dependent wave function in a multi component system, as excursions are made in its coordinate space. We then obtain the mean phase for the (linear dynamic $E \otimes \epsilon$) Jahn-Teller situation in an electronically degenerate system. We interpret the phase-change as an observable measure of the {\it effective} nodal structure of the wave function.
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