Non-Abelian gauge fields in the gradient expansion: generalized Boltzmann and Eilenberger equations

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-310655
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.31065

Gorini, Cosimo ; Schwab, Peter ; Raimondi, Roberto ; Shelankov, Andrei L.

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Abstract

We present a microscopic derivation of the generalized Boltzmann and Eilenberger equations in the presence of non-Abelian gauges for the case of a nonrelativistic disordered Fermi gas. A unified and symmetric treatment of the charge [U(1)] and spin [SU(2)] degrees of freedom is achieved. Within this framework, just as the U(1) Lorentz force generates the Hall effect, so does its SU(2) counterpart ...