Topological Hall effect induced by classical large-spin background: $su(2)$ path-integral approach

Abstract

The $su(2)$ coherent-state path-integral technique is employed to study lattice electrons strongly coupled to a quantum spin background. In the large-spin limit it is replaced with its classical counterpart that breaks the time-reversal symmetry. The fermions propagating through a classical large-spin texture may then exhibit the topological Hall effect which arises even for a zero scalar spin chirality of the underlying spin background.