Three-Hilbert-Space Formulation of Quantum Mechanics
Abstract
In paper [Znojil M., Phys. Rev. D 78 (2008), 085003, 5 pages, arXiv:0809.2874] the two-Hilbert-space (2HS, a.k.a. cryptohermitian) formulation of Quantum Mechanics has been revisited. In the present continuation of this study (with the spaces in question denoted as and ) we spot a weak point of the 2HS formalism which lies in the double role played by . As long as this confluence of roles may (and did!) lead to confusion in the literature, we propose an amended, three-Hilbert-space (3HS) reformulation of the same theory. As a byproduct of our analysis of the formalism we offer an amendment of the Dirac's bra-ket notation and we also show how its use clarifies the concept of covariance in time-dependent cases. Via an elementary example we finally explain why in certain quantum systems the generator of the time-evolution of the wave functions may differ from their Hamiltonian .
Cite
@article{arxiv.0901.0700,
title = {Three-Hilbert-Space Formulation of Quantum Mechanics},
author = {Miloslav Znojil},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.0700},
year = {2009}
}