Geometric magnetism and the heavy ion spin-orbit interaction

Journal article

Geometric magnetism is a term used for describing the leading corrections to the adiabatic approximation to a quantal system. In this paper we apply these ideas to a heavy ion collision and show that the leading correction to the static polarization potential is an induced spin-orbit interaction. We derive an explicit expression for its strength. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.

Authors: Sukumar, C; Brink, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Physics Letters B
• Volume: 421
• Issue: 1-4
• Pages: 25-30
• Publication date: 1998-03-05
• DOI: 10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00003-3
• ISSN: 0370-2693
• Language: English