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The Gram Matrix of a PT-symmetric Quantum System

Quantum Physics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

The eigenstates of a diagonalizable PT-symmetric Hamiltonian satisfy unconventional completeness and orthonormality relations. These relations reflect the properties of a pair of bi-orthonormal bases associated with non-hermitean diagonalizable operators. In a similar vein, such a dual pair of bases is shown to possess, in the presence of PT symmetry, a Gram matrix of a particular structure: its inverse is obtained by simply swapping the signs of some its matrix elements.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0310050,
  title  = {The Gram Matrix of a PT-symmetric Quantum System},
  author = {Stefan Weigert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0310050},
  year   = {2009}
}

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