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arxiv: 0903.3098 · v1 · submitted 2009-03-18 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall · hep-th

Quantization of non-Abelian Berry phase for time reversal invariant systems

classification ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall hep-th
keywords berryintegralphasenon-abelianchern-simonsinvariantquantizedreversal
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We present a quantized non-Abelian Berry phase for time reversal invariant systems such as quantum spin Hall effect. Ordinary Berry phase is defined by an integral of Berry's gauge potential along a loop (an integral of the Chern-Simons one-form), whereas we propose that a similar integral but over five dimensional parameter space (an integral of the Chern-Simons five-form) is suitable to define a non-Abelian Berry phase. We study its global topological aspects and show that it is indeed quantized into two values. We also discuss its close relationship with the nonperturbative anomalies.

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