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Berry phase for spin-1/2 particles moving in a space-time with torsion

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Berry phase for a spin-1/2 particle moving in a flat space-time with torsion is investigated in the context of the Einstein–Cartan–Dirac model. It is shown that if the torsion is due to a dense polarized background, then there is a Berry phase only if the fermion is massless and its momentum is perpendicular to the direction of the background polarization. The order of magnitude of this Berry phase is discussed in other theoretical frameworks.

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Received: 12 February 2001 / Revised version: 2 May 2001 / Published online: 29 June 2001

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Alimohammadi, M., Shariati, A. Berry phase for spin-1/2 particles moving in a space-time with torsion. Eur. Phys. J. C 21, 193–196 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520100692

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