Geometric angles in cyclic evolutions of a classical system

Abstract
A perturbative method, using Lie transforms, is given for calculating the Hannay angle for slow, cyclic evolutions of a classical system, taking into account the finite rate of change of the Hamiltonian. The method is applied to the generalized harmonic oscillator. The classical Aharonov-Anandan angle is also calculated. The interpretational ambiguity in the definitions of geometrical angles is discussed. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.38.4389 © 1988 The American Physical Society

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