Non-Abelian gauge potentials in Rydberg systems
| Autor: | B. Zygelman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Condensed Matter::Quantum Gases
Physics High Energy Physics::Lattice Magnetic monopole Condensed Matter Physics Polarization (waves) Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics symbols.namesake Quantum mechanics Rydberg atom Rydberg formula symbols Physics::Atomic Physics Abelian group Adiabatic process |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. 46:134011 |
| ISSN: | 1361-6455 0953-4075 |
| Popis: | We introduce an adiabatic theory of Rydberg atoms in which non-Abelian gauge potentials arise. An example is given in which the polarization properties of a complex core lead to emergent gauge potentials that describe a 't Hooft–Polyakov monopole. The latter induces a spin–orbit like interaction through a mechanism called isospin–spin conversion. We briefly review the current status of experimental efforts to detect the resulting Lande-like fine structure splittings. We address the relevance of this phenomenon with recent efforts to dress cold atoms with lasers in order to induce Rashba–Dresselhaus spin–orbit couplings. |
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