Emergence of the molecular geometric phase from exact electron-nuclear dynamics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.01463v1
• Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 14:54:03 GMT
• Title: Emergence of the molecular geometric phase from exact electron-nuclear dynamics
• Authors: Rocco Martinazzo and Irene Burghardt
• Abstract summary: In chemistry, geometric phases appear when a reaction path encircles an intersection between adiabatic potential energy surfaces. Recent works have shown that the geometric phase is an artifact of the adiabatic approximation, challenging the perceived utility of the concept in molecules. We introduce instantaneous, gauge invariant phases separately for the electrons and for the nuclei, and use them to monitor the phase difference between the trailing edges of a wavepacket encircling a conical intersection.
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• Abstract: Geometric phases play a crucial role in diverse fields. In chemistry they appear when a reaction path encircles an intersection between adiabatic potential energy surfaces and the molecular wavefunction experiences quantum-mechanical interference effects. This intriguing effect, closely resembling the magnetic Aharonov-Bohm effect, crucially relies on the adiabatic description of the dynamics, and it is uncertain whether and how it persists in an exact quantum dynamical framework. Recent works have shown that the geometric phase is an artifact of the adiabatic approximation, thereby challenging the perceived utility of the geometric phase concept in molecules. Here, we investigate this issue in an exact dynamical framework. We introduce instantaneous, gauge invariant phases separately for the electrons and for the nuclei, and use them to monitor the phase difference between the trailing edges of a wavepacket encircling a conical intersection. In this way we unambiguosly assess the role of the geometric phase in the interference process and shed light on its persistence in molecular systems.

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