Generalized quantum geometry formulated through interacting vertex correlations

Abstract

Quantum geometry characterizes the variation of electron wavefunctions in solids along a parameter space. Conventionally, crystal momentum is chosen as the parameter, since it couples to electromagnetic fields, offering an interpretation of quantum geometry in terms of dipole matrix elements, polarization fluctuations, and optical responses. However, Bloch momentum is not the only possible parameter space in which a wavefunction can evolve. In this work, we show that quantum geometry can be extended beyond the bare Bloch-band geometry to manifolds whose adiabatic parameters represent deformations of the ground state, including collective bosonic fluctuations, external fields, or structural distortions. We show that the generalized quantum geometric tensor is encoded by correlations of interacting vertices, conjugate to the deformation parameters. By way of illustration, we briefly discuss the application of these extended geometric concepts to manifolds generated by Hubbard-Stratonovich bosonic fields, or Jahn-Teller configurational spaces. The formulation presented here is framed by general manifolds, which extend quantum geometry to generic structural, collective, and interactive many-body systems.