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Is it valid to calculate Berry phase when there is energy level crossing?

Physics Asked by user42298 on February 18, 2021

Assume that we have electronic band structure and want to calculate Berry phase following the red line:

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If we have energy crossing in the path of integration, is it okay just to use the Berry phase formula

$$ gamma_n = ioint langle u_{red band} | bigtriangledown_k |u_{red band}rangle dk ~~? $$
Since adiabatic theorem assumes no degeneracy of energy, I’m not sure if this integration is valid.

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In case of degeneracy, one has to approach to the problem in a different way. I find some useful references. These might be useful in the case you are considering. Berry phase effects on electronic properties, Rev. Mod. Phys. 82, 1959 (2010), Sec. 2, Phys. Rev. Lett. 52, 2111 (1984), Phys. Rev. B 72, 085110 (2005). I myself have never performed such calculations. My guess is that at the degeneracy point, the Berry phase is not uniquely defined as there are two directions at the that point.

Answered by user123 on February 18, 2021

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