One form of this quantity can be computed as the line integral of a connection over a closed path in parameter space. The partial-wave expansion gives each angular momentum component of the outgoing wave a different value of this quantity. The adiabatic approximation distinguishes dynamic and geometric forms of this quantity, the latter of which is named after Michael Berry. This quantity changes for an electron moving around a solenoid in the Aharonov-Bohm effect. For a stationary state with energy E, this quantity changes after time t by "minus E t over h-bar." Waveplates operate by causing, for each polarization axis, a different shift in this quantity. The difference in this quantity determines whether two waves interfere constructively or destructively. For 10 points, name this quantity representing the angular advancement of a wave. ■END■
ANSWER: phase [or Berry phase; or geometric phase; or dynamic phase; or phase shift]
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