10.6084/m9.figshare.1012055.v1 B Zygelman B Zygelman Schematic representation of the proposed Rydberg system IOP Publishing 2013 phenomenon effort monopole laser coupling figure abstract briefly review Rydberg atoms isospin interaction representation adiabatic theory status core rashba schematic Hooft structure splittings conversion latter Rydberg system mechanism gauge potentials relevance polarization properties Atomic Physics Molecular Physics 2013-06-24 00:00:00 Figure https://iop.figshare.com/articles/figure/_Schematic_representation_of_the_proposed_Rydberg_system/1012055 <p><strong>Figure 1.</strong> Schematic representation of the proposed Rydberg system.</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>We introduce an adiabatic theory of Rydberg atoms in which non-Abelian gauge potentials arise. An example is given in which the polarization properties of a complex core lead to emergent gauge potentials that describe a 't Hooft–Polyakov monopole. The latter induces a spin–orbit like interaction through a mechanism called isospin–spin conversion. We briefly review the current status of experimental efforts to detect the resulting Landè-like fine structure splittings. We address the relevance of this phenomenon with recent efforts to dress cold atoms with lasers in order to induce Rashba–Dresselhaus spin–orbit couplings.</p>