Geometric phase for SU(N) through fiber bundles and unitary integration

dc.creatorUskov, D. B.
dc.creatorRau, A. R. P.
dc.date2005-11-19
dc.date2006-05-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:36:47Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:36:47Z
dc.descriptionGeometric phases are important in quantum physics and now central to fault tolerant quantum computation. For spin-1/2 and SU(2), the Bloch sphere $S^2$, together with a U(1) phase, provides a complete SU(2) description. We generalize to $N$-level systems and SU($N$) in terms of a $2(N-1)$-dimensional base space and reduction to a ($N$-1)-level problem, paralleling closely the two-dimensional case. This iteratively solves the time evolution of an $N$-level system and gives ($N$-1) geometric phases explicitly. A complete analytical construction of a S^4 Bloch-like sphere for two qubits is given for the Spin(5) or SO(5) subgroup of SU(4).
dc.description4 pages. Following referee reports in April 2006, stylistic changes made throughout and a specific application added at the end
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0511192
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0511192
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.A74:030304,2006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevA.74.030304
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/199040
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleGeometric phase for SU(N) through fiber bundles and unitary integration
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