The standard description of spin–orbit torques neglects geometric phase effects. But recent experiments suggest that the Berry curvature gives rise to an anti-damping torque in systems with broken inversion symmetry.
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Manchon, A. A new moment for Berry. Nature Phys 10, 340–341 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2957
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