Geometric phases for mixed states in interferometry

E  Sjoqvist; A K  Pati; A  Ekert; J S  Anandan; M  Ericsson; D K L  Oi; V  Vedral

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2845

Geometric phases for mixed states in interferometry

E Sjoqvist, A K Pati, A Ekert, J S Anandan, M Ericsson, D K L Oi, V Vedral

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Abstract

We provide a physical prescription based on interferometry for introducing the total phase of a mixed state undergoing unitary evolution, which has been an elusive concept in the past. We define the parallel transport condition that provides a connection form for obtaining the geometric phase for mixed states. The expression for the geometric phase for mixed state reduces to well known formulas in the pure state case when a system undergoes noncyclic and unitary quantum evolution.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2845-2849
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	85
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.2845
Publication status	Published - 2 Oct 2000

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quantum physics
neutrons
interferometry
geometric phases

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