Induced modification of the geometric phase of a qubit coupled to an XY spin chain by Dzyaloshinsky—Moriya interaction

Abstract

We consider a qubit symmetrically and transversely coupled to an XY spin chain with Dzyaloshinsky—Moriya (DM) interaction in the presence of a transverse magnetic field. An analytical expression for the geometric phase of the qubit is obtained in the weak coupling limit. We find that the modification of the geometrical phase induced by the spin chain environment is greatly enhanced by DM interaction in the weak coupling limit around the quantum phase transition point of the spin chain.