Berry's phase in field theory

J. C. Martinez
Phys. Rev. D 42, 722 – Published 15 July 1990
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Abstract

By considering the effect of unitary transformations on the path integral for a gauge field interacting with a fermion over a suitable manifold, we generalize the Berry phase to field theory. The resulting framework is gauge invariant and offers insight into some problems.

  • Received 1 February 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.42.722

©1990 American Physical Society

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J. C. Martinez

  • Mathematics and Science Centre, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 535 Clementi Road, Singapore 2159

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Vol. 42, Iss. 2 — 15 July 1990

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