11–13 May 2026
University of Pittsburgh
US/Eastern timezone

Berry Phase in Axion Physics and Its Applications

12 May 2026, 14:00
15m
David Lawrence Hall 120, University of Pittsburgh

David Lawrence Hall 120, University of Pittsburgh

Speaker

Shuailiang Ge (KAIST & UChicago)

Description

We investigate the Berry phase arising from axion-photon and axion-fermion interactions. The effective Hamiltonians in both systems share the same form, enabling a unified description of the Berry phase and offering an alternative viewpoint on current axion experiments. We conceptually propose a new photon-ring experiment for axion detection. Furthermore, we demonstrate that measuring the axion-induced Berry phase offers a method for probing the global structure of the Standard Model gauge group and axion-related generalized symmetries.

Author

Shuailiang Ge (KAIST & UChicago)

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