Quantum geometric phase in Majorana's stellar representation: Mapping onto a many-body Aharonov-Bohm phase
arXiv:1204.2372 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.240402
Abstract
The (Berry-Aharonov-Anandan) geometric phase acquired during a cyclic quantum evolution of finite-dimensional quantum systems is studied. It is shown that a pure quantum state in a (2J+1)-dimensional Hilbert space (or, equivalently, of a spin-J system) can be mapped onto the partition function of a gas of independent Dirac strings moving on a sphere and subject to the Coulomb repulsion of 2J fixed test charges (the Majorana stars) characterizing the quantum state. The geometric phase may be viewed as the Aharonov-Bohm phase acquired by the Majorana stars as they move through the gas of Dirac strings. Expressions for the geometric connection and curvature, for the metric tensor, as well as for the multipole moments (dipole, quadrupole, etc.), are given in terms of the Majorana stars. Finally, the geometric formulation of the quantum dynamics is presented and its application to systems with exotic ordering such as spin nematics is outlined.
5 pages, 1 figure; v2: small modifications in response to a Referee's recommendations + corrections of typos in some equations; v3: final version (with minor corrections), as published. See also the accompanying Viewpoint in Physics [http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/Physics.5.65]
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