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Non-real Eigenvalues for PT-Symmetric Double Wells

Spectral Theory 2016-06-22 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We study small, PT-symmetric perturbations of self-adjoint double-well Schr\"odinger operators in dimension n1n\geq 1. We prove that the eigenvalues stay real for a very small perturbation, then bifurcate to the complex plane as the perturbation gets stronger.

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@article{arxiv.1506.01898,
  title  = {Non-real Eigenvalues for PT-Symmetric Double Wells},
  author = {Amina Benbernou and Naima Boussekkine and Nawal Mecherout and Thierry Ramond and Johannes Sjoestrand},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.01898},
  year   = {2016}
}
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