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Milne quantization for non-Hermitian systems

Quantum Physics 2015-09-16 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We generalize the Milne quantization condition to non-Hermitian systems. In the general case the underlying nonlinear Ermakov-Milne-Pinney equation needs to be replaced by a nonlinear integral differential equation. However, when the system is PT-symmetric or/and quasi/pseudo-Hermitian the equations simplify and one may employ the original energy integral to determine its quantization. We illustrate the working of the general framework with the Swanson model and two explicit examples for pairs of supersymmetric Hamiltonians. In one case both partner Hamiltonians are Hermitian and in the other a Hermitian Hamiltonian is paired by a Darboux transformation to a non-Hermitian one.

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@article{arxiv.1507.03809,
  title  = {Milne quantization for non-Hermitian systems},
  author = {Sanjib Dey and Andreas Fring and Laure Gouba},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.03809},
  year   = {2015}
}

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11 pages, 3 figures

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