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Hermitian scattering behavior for the non-Hermitian scattering center

Quantum Physics 2012-02-21 v1

Abstract

We study the scattering problem for the non-Hermitian scattering center, which consists of two Hermitian clusters with anti-Hermitian couplings between them. Counterintuitively, it is shown that it acts as a Hermitian scattering center, satisfying r2+t2=1|r| ^{2}+|t| ^{2}=1, i.e., the Dirac probability current is conserved, when one of two clusters is embedded in the waveguides. This conclusion can be applied to an arbitrary parity-symmetric real Hermitian graph with additional PT-symmetric potentials, which is more feasible in experiment. Exactly solvable model is presented to illustrate the theory. Bethe ansatz solution indicates that the transmission spectrum of such a cluster displays peculiar feature arising from the non-Hermiticity of the scattering center.

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@article{arxiv.1109.2187,
  title  = {Hermitian scattering behavior for the non-Hermitian scattering center},
  author = {L. Jin and Z. Song},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.2187},
  year   = {2012}
}

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6 pages, 2 figures

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