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The {\eta} pseudo PT symmetry theory, denoted by the symbol {\eta}, explores the conditions under which non-Hermitian Hamiltonians can possess real spectra despite the violation of PT symmetry, that is the adjoint of H, denoted H^{{\dag}}…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-09 Mustapha Maamache , Nour El Houda Absi

We introduce the notion of pseudo-Hermiticity and show that every Hamiltonian with a real spectrum is pseudo-Hermitian. We point out that all the PT-symmetric non-Hermitian Hamiltonians studied in the literature belong to the class of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-09-07 Ali Mostafazadeh

In our previous work, we proposed a mathematical framework for PT-symmetric quantum theory, and in particular constructed a Krein space in which PT-symmetric operators would naturally act. In this work, we explore and discuss various…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Toshiaki Tanaka

A re-formulated, non-Hermitian version of the Witten's supersymmetric quantum mechanics is presented. Its use of pseudo-Hermitian (so called PT symmetric) Hamiltonians is reviewed and illustrated via several forms of an innovated…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Miloslav Znojil

The quantum-field model described by non-Hermitian, but a ${\cal PT}$-symmetric Hamiltonian is considered. It is shown by the algebraic way that the limiting of the physical mass value $m \leq m_{max}= {m_1}^2/2m_2$ takes place for the case…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-07-24 V. N. Rodionov

In PT quantum mechanics a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics, that the Hamiltonian must be hermitian, is replaced by another set of requirements, including notably symmetry under PT, where P denotes parity and T denotes time…

Theories described by non-Hermitian Hamiltonians are known to possess strictly positive energy eigenvalues and exhibit unitary time evolution if the Hamiltonian is symmetric under discrete parity and time (PT) transformation. In this work,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-08-04 Jeffrey Kuntz

We show that a quantum system possessing an exact antilinear symmetry, in particular PT-symmetry, is equivalent to a quantum system having a Hermitian Hamiltonian. We construct the unitary operator relating an arbitrary non-Hermitian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 Ali Mostafazadeh

We show in the present paper that pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonian systems with even PT-symmetry admit a degeneracy structure. This kind of degeneracy is expected traditionally in the odd PT-symmetric systems which is appropriate to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-03-08 B. Choutri , O. Cherbal , F. Z. Ighezou , M. Drir

We propose a new algebraic formalism for constructing complex non-Hermitian $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric superpartners by extending a conventional shape-invariant superpotential into the complex domain. The resulting potential is an unbroken…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-12 Taha Koohrokhi , Sehban Kartal , Ali Mohammadi

More than 15 years ago, a new approach to quantum mechanics was suggested, in which Hermiticity of the Hamiltonian was to be replaced by invariance under a discrete symmetry, the product of parity and time-reversal symmetry, $\mathcal{PT}$.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-04 Kimball A. Milton , E. K. Abalo , Prachi Parashar , Nima Pourtolami , J. Wagner

We formulate a systematic algorithm for constructing a whole class of Hermitian position-dependent-mass Hamiltonians which, to lowest order of perturbation theory, allow a description in terms of PT-symmetric Hamiltonians. The method is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 B. Bagchi , C. Quesne , R. Roychoudhury

In ${\cal PT}-$symmetric quantum mechanics one of the most characteristic mathematical features of the formalism is the explicit Hamiltonian-dependence of the physical Hilbert space of states ${\cal H}={\cal H}(H)$. Some of the most…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-03-20 Miloslav Znojil

Large families of Hamiltonians that are non-Hermitian in the conventional sense have been found to have all eigenvalues real, a fact attributed to an unbroken PT symmetry. The corresponding quantum theories possess an unconventional scalar…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Zafar Ahmed , Carl M. Bender , M. V. Berry

Parity-time ($PT$)-symmetric Hamiltonians exhibit non-unitary dynamical evolution while maintaining real spectra, and offer unique approaches to quantum sensing and entanglement generation. Here we present a method for simulating the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-15 Maryam Abbasi , Koray Aydogan , Anthony W. Schlimgen , Kade Head-Marsden

It has recently been shown that a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian H possessing an unbroken PT symmetry (i) has a real spectrum that is bounded below, and (ii) defines a unitary theory of quantum mechanics with positive norm. The proof of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 Carl M. Bender , Dorje C. Brody , Hugh F. Jones

For an invertible (bounded) linear operator Q acting in a Hilbert space ${\cal H}$, we consider the consequences of the QT-symmetry of a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian $H:{\cal H}\to{\cal H}$ where T is the time-reversal operator. If H is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Ali Mostafazadeh

For a subclass of a general $\mathcal{PT}-$symmetric Hamiltonian obeying anti-commutation relation with its conjugate, a Hermitian basis is found that spans the bi-orthonormal energy eigenvectors. Using the modified projectors constructed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-04 Baibhab Bose , Devvrat Tiwari , Subhashish Banerjee

A general formalism is worked out for the description of one-dimensional scattering in non-hermitian quantum mechanics and constraints on transmission and reflection coefficients are derived in the cases of P, T, or PT invariance of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 F. Cannata , J. -P. Dedonder , A. Ventura

For a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian H possessing a real spectrum, we introduce a canonical orthonormal basis in which a previously introduced unitary mapping of H to a Hermitian Hamiltonian h takes a simple form. We use this basis to construct…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-07-19 Ali Mostafazadeh , Ahmet Batal