The Wess-Zumino term and quantum tunneling

Authors
Liang, JQ Maharana, L Muller-Kirsten, HJW
Citation
Jq. Liang et al., The Wess-Zumino term and quantum tunneling, PHYSICA B, 271(1-4), 1999, pp. 28-32
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICA B
ISSN journal
09214526 → ACNP
Volume
271
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
28 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-4526(199911)271:1-4<28:TWTAQT>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The significance of the Wess-Zumino term in spin tunneling is explored, and a formula is established for the splitting of energy levels of a particle with large fermionic spin as an applied magnetic field is switched on. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.