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The geometrical phase in quantum mechanics discovered by Berry is not invariant under unitary transformations. It is generalized to be unitarily invariant and applicable to nonadiabatic and noncyclic systems. Examples of a spin-1/2 particle in a precessing magnetic field and a time-dependent generalized harmonic oscillator are considered.
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Kobe, D.H. (1992). Berry Phase and its Unitarily Invariant Generalization. In: Proto, A.N., Aliaga, J.L. (eds) Condensed Matter Theories. Condensed Matter Theories, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3352-8_4
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