The nonmodular topological phase and phase singularities

Bhandari, R.

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dc.contributor.author	Bhandari, R.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2011-09-21T11:10:25Z	-
dc.date.available	2011-09-21T11:10:25Z	-
dc.date.issued	2011-09	-
dc.identifier.citation	Physical Letters A, 2011, Vol.375, p3562	en
dc.identifier.issn	0375-9601	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/4159	-
dc.description	Restricted Access. An open-access version is available at arXiv.org (one of the alternative locations)	en
dc.description.abstract	Generalizing an earlier definition of the noncyclic geometric phase [R. Bhandari, Phys. Lett. A 157 (1991)221], a nonmodular topological phase is defined with reference to a generic time-dependent two-slit interference experiment involving particles with N internal states in which the internal state of both the beams undergoes unitary evolution. A simple proof of the shorter geodesic rule for closure of the open path is presented and several useful new insights into the behavior of the dynamical and geometrical components of the phase shift presented. An effective Hamiltonian interpretation of the observable phase shifts is also presented.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Elesvier B.V.	en
dc.relation.uri	http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.2489	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2011.08.019	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009arXiv0912.2489B	en
dc.rights	2011 Elesvier B.V.	en
dc.subject	Polarization	en
dc.subject	Interference	en
dc.subject	Geometric phase	en
dc.subject	Topological Phase	en
dc.subject	Berry's phase	en
dc.title	The nonmodular topological phase and phase singularities	en
dc.type	Article	en
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