Comment on " Topological phase in two flavor neutrino oscillations"

Abstract

We critically analyze the claims with regard to the relevance of topological phases in the physics of neutrino oscillation made in a recent paper [Phys. Rev. D 79, 096013 (2009)] and point out some inappropriate exaggerations and misleading statements. We find that the $\pi$ phase described in this paper, while interesting, is an artefact of two major approximations made in the paper. We point out a more robust and more familiar $\pi$ phase in the neutrino oscillation formulae which can be interpreted as a pure Pancharatnam phase. We also make some relevant remarks on the distinction between the geometric and the topological phase made in the commented paper.