TheSU(2) instanton and the adiabatic evolution of two Kramers doublets

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/30/6/029MaRDI QIDQ4248464zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors M. T. Johnsson, I. J. R. Aitchison

Publication date 7 February 2000

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9701086

zbMATH Keywords

adiabatic evolution\(SU(2)\) instantonKramers doublets

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General mathematical topics and methods in quantum theory (81Q99) Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (81R05) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Applications of global analysis to the sciences (58Z05)

Abstract: The adiabatic evolution of two doubly-degenerate (Kramers) levels is considered. The general five-parameter Hamiltonian describing the system is obtained and shown to be equivalent to one used in the $Gamm{a}_{8}otimes(a{u}_{2}oplusepsilon)$ Jahn-Teller system. It is shown explicitly that the resulting SU(2) non-Abelian geometric vector potential is that of the (SO(5) symmetric) SU(2) instanton. Various forms of the potentials are discussed.

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