Difference equations in the complex plane: quasiclassical asymptotics and Berry phase

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the asymptotic behavior of solutions to complex difference equations with a small parameter, revealing a Berry phase analog in the quasiclassical limit, bridging difference equations and geometric phase concepts.

Contribution

It introduces a novel asymptotic analysis of complex difference equations incorporating a Berry phase analog, expanding quasiclassical methods to difference equations.

Findings

Asymptotic formulas for solutions as h approaches zero

Identification of a Berry phase analog in difference equations

Connection between difference equations and geometric phase concepts

Abstract

We study solutions to the difference equation $\Psi(z+h)=M(z)\Psi(z)$ where $z$ is a complex variable, $h>0$ is a parameter, and $M:\mathbb{C}\mapsto SL(2,\mathbb{C})$ is a given analytic function. We describe the asymptotics of its analytic solutions as $h\to 0$. The asymptotic formulas contain an analog of the geometric (Berry) phase well-known in the quasiclassical analysis of differential equations.