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Partition Functions of Hermitian and PT-Symmetric Oscillators from Integrable Models

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-08-06 v1 Mathematical Physics Quantum Physics

Abstract

We develop an ODE/IM-based formulation for the thermal partition function and the spectral zeta function of the homogeneous Hermitian and PT-symmetric oscillators. For both classes of systems, the quantization condition can be expressed using the counting function a(E)a(E), which can be solved via the Destri-de Vega equation of the integrable model. We then express the partition function and spectral zeta function as contour integrals involving the counting function, thereby providing a direct bridge between quantum spectral functions and integrable models.

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@article{arxiv.2608.06047,
  title  = {Partition Functions of Hermitian and PT-Symmetric Oscillators from Integrable Models},
  author = {Hongfei Shu and Jingjing Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.06047},
  year   = {2026}
}

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18 pages, 1 figures, 4 tables