Berry phase and adiabaticity of a spin diffusing in a nonuniform magnetic field

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 2102-2110

  van Langen, S A ^a   Knops, H P A ^a   Paasschens, J C J ^a   Beenakker, C W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0001767172     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.2102     Document Type: Article

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