Adiabatic geometric phases in hydrogenlike atoms

作者:Sjoqvist E*; Yi XX; Aberg J
来源:Physical Review A, 2005, 72(5): 054101.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.72.054101

摘要

We examine the effect of spin-orbit coupling on geometric phases in hydrogenlike atoms exposed to a slowly varying magnetic field. The marginal geometric phases associated with the orbital angular momentum and the intrinsic spin fulfill a sum rule that explicitly relates them to the corresponding geometric phase of the whole system. The marginal geometric phases in the Zeeman and Paschen-Back limits are analyzed. We point out the existence of nodal points in the marginal phases that may be detected by topological means.