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Extending the quantal adiabatic theorem: Geometry of noncyclic motion

Gonzalo Garcia de Polavieja, Erik Sjoeqvist

quant-pharXiv:quant-ph/9801013

Abstract

We show that a noncyclic phase of geometric origin has to be included in the approximate adiabatic wave function. The adiabatic noncyclic geometric phase for systems exhibiting a conical intersection as well as for an Aharonov-Bohm situation is worked out in detail. A spin-1/2 experiment to measure the adiabatic noncyclic geometric phase is discussed. We also analyze some misconceptions in the literature and textbooks concerning noncyclic geometric phases.

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