Aspects of Berry phase in QFT

Abstract When continuous parameters in a QFT are varied adiabatically, quantum states typically undergo mixing — a phenomenon characterized by the Berry phase. We initiate a systematic analysis of the Berry phase in QFT using standard quantum mechanics methods. We show that a non-trivial Berry phase...

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Main Authors: Marco Baggio, Vasilis Niarchos, Kyriakos Papadodimas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP04(2017)062