Gauge Invariance and the Quantum Metric Tensor

The quantum metric tensor was introduced for defining the distance in the parameter space of a system. However, it is also useful for other purposes, like predicting quantum phase transitions. Due to the physical information this tensor provides, its gauge independence sounds reasonable. More over,...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Alvarez-Jimenez, J, Vergara, J D
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 26.05.2016
Subjects
Acoustics
Dependence
Gauge invariance
Gauges
Mathematical analysis
Phase transitions
Tensors
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Summary:The quantum metric tensor was introduced for defining the distance in the parameter space of a system. However, it is also useful for other purposes, like predicting quantum phase transitions. Due to the physical information this tensor provides, its gauge independence sounds reasonable. More over, its original construction was made by looking for this gauge independence. The aim of this paper, however, is to prove that the quantum metric tensor does depend on the gauge. In addition, a real gauge invariant quantum metric tensor is introduced. In this paper, the gauge dependence is explicitly shown by computing the quantum metric tensor of the Landau problem in different gauges. Then, a real gauge independent metric tensor is proposed and computed for the same Landau problem. Since the gauge dependence has not been observed before, the results of this paper might lead to a new study of topics that were believed to be completely understood.
ISSN:2331-8422