  Spin-orbit coupling plays an important role in determining the properties of
solids, and is crucial for spintronics device applications. Conventional
spin-orbit coupling arises microscopically from relativistic effects described
by the Dirac equation, and is described as a single particle band effect. In
this work, we propose a new mechanism in which spin-orbit coupling can be
generated dynamically in strongly correlated, non-relativistic systems as the
result of fermi surface instabilities in higher angular momentum channels.
Various known forms of spin-orbit couplings can emerge in these new phases, and
their magnitudes can be continuously tuned by temperature or other quantum
parameters.
