New method for calculating the Berry connection in atom–molecule systems

In the mean-field theory of atom-molecule systems, where the bosonic atoms combine to form molecules, there is no usual U(1) symmetry, which presents an apparent hurdle for calculating the Berry connection in these systems. We develop a perturbation expansion method of Hannay's angle suitable for calculating the Berry curvature in the atom-molecule systems. With this Berry curvature, the Berry connection can be naturally computed. We use a three-level atom-molecule system to illustrate our results. In particular, with this method, we compute the curvature for Hannay's angle analytically, and compare it to the Berry curvature obtained with the second-quantized model of the same system. An excellent agreement is found, indicating the validity of our method.