Published July 8, 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Berry's phase originated from the broken time-reversal symmetry: Theory and application to anyon superconductivity

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea (Republic of Korea)

Description

We prove that Berry's phase arises when the (phenomenological) Hamiltonian for the fast variable in the system violates time-reversal symmetry. Our derivation demonstrates the existence of a current-type Berry's phase based on the time-reversal-odd part of the Hamiltonian, in contrast to the usual monopole-type Berry's phase where the degeneracy of states acts as a topological singularity in the parameter space. Effects of this phase on the transverse phonon modes of solids are studied and the results are applied to the anyon model of the high-Tc superconductors

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
2
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
251-254
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA