Spin phase-space semiclassics for weak spin-orbit coupling

Abstract

We apply the semiclassical spin coherent state method for the density of states by Pletyukhov et al (2002 Phys. Rev. Lett. 89 116601) in the weak spin-orbit coupling limit and recover the modulation factor in the semiclassical trace formula found by Bolte and Keppeler (1998 Phys. Rev. Lett. 81 1987; 1999 Ann. Phys., NY 274 125).