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Is Pseudo-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics an Indefinite-Metric Quantum Theory?

Quantum Physics 2011-07-19 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

With a view to eliminate an important misconception in some recent publications, we give a brief review of the notion of a pseudo-Hermitian operator, outline pseudo-Hermitian quantum mechanics, and discuss its basic difference with the indefinite-metric quantum mechanics. In particular, we show that the answer to the question posed in the title is a definite No.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0308028,
  title  = {Is Pseudo-Hermitian Quantum Mechanics an Indefinite-Metric Quantum Theory?},
  author = {Ali Mostafazadeh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0308028},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

7 pages, contributed to the meeting on Quantum Groups and Integrable Systems held in Prag, June 2003

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