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Exceptional points in quantum and classical dynamics

Mathematical Physics 2009-02-09 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We notice that, when a quantum system involves exceptional points, i.e. the special values of parameters where the Hamiltonian loses its self-adjointness and acquires the Jordan block structure, the corresponding classical system also exhibits a singular behaviour associated with restructuring of classical trajectories. The system with the crypto-Hermitian Hamiltonian H = (p^2+z^2)/2 -igz^5 and hyper-ellictic classical dynamics is studied in details. Analogies with supersymmetric Yang-Mills dynamics are elucidated.

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@article{arxiv.0808.0575,
  title  = {Exceptional points in quantum and classical dynamics},
  author = {A. V. Smilga},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.0575},
  year   = {2009}
}

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References added. Final version to be published in J. Phys. A

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