Topological weak-measurement-induced geometric phases revisited

We present an analytical and numerical study of a class of geometric phase induced by weak measurements. In particular, we analyze the dependence of the geometric phase on the winding (W) of the polar angle (φ), upon a sequence of N weak measurements of increased magnitude (c), resulting in the appe...

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Main Author: Graciana Puentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2025.1562928/full
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Summary:We present an analytical and numerical study of a class of geometric phase induced by weak measurements. In particular, we analyze the dependence of the geometric phase on the winding (W) of the polar angle (φ), upon a sequence of N weak measurements of increased magnitude (c), resulting in the appearance of a multiplicity of critical measurement-strength parameters where the geometric phase makes a |π| discrete jump. Adding to the novelty of our approach, we not only analyze the weak-measurement-induced geometric phase by a full analytic derivation, valid in the quasi-continuous limit (N→∞), but also we analyze the induced geometric phase numerically, thus enabling us to unravel the finite-N interplay of the geometric phase with the measurement-strength parameter, and its stability to perturbations in the measurements protocol.
ISSN:2296-424X