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We reflect real spectra of new logarithmic model PT-symmetry operators with singular and non-singular in nature. We also notice that iso-spectral nature between inverted and non-inverted logarithmic PT-symmetric potentials. Present…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-09 Biswanath Rath , Rabab Jarrar , Hussein Shanak , Jihad Asad , Rania Wannan

It is shown that for a given Hermitian Hamiltonian possessing supersymmetry, there is alwayas a non-hermitian Jaynes-Cummings-type Hamiltonian(JCTH) admitting entirely real spectra. The parent supersymmetric Hamiltonian and the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Pijush K. Ghosh

The broken and unbroken phases of PT and supersymmetry in optical systems are explored for a complex refractive index profile in the form of a Scarf potential, under the framework of supersymmetric quantum mechanics. The transition from…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-05 Adipta Pal , Subhrajit Modak , Aradhya Shukla , Prasanta K. Panigrahi

A non-Hermitian Hamiltonian that has an unbroken PT symmetry can be converted by means of a similarity transformation to a physically equivalent Hermitian Hamiltonian. This raises the following question: In which form of the quantum theory,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 Carl M. Bender , Jun-Hua Chen , Kimball A. Milton

It is shown that if a Hamiltonian $H$ is Hermitian, then there always exists an operator P having the following properties: (i) P is linear and Hermitian; (ii) P commutes with H; (iii) P^2=1; (iv) the nth eigenstate of H is also an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Carl M. Bender , Peter N. Meisinger , Qinghai Wang

The physical condition that the expectation values of physical observables are real quantities is used to give a precise formulation of PT-symmetric quantum mechanics. A mathematically rigorous proof is given to establish the physical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Ali Mostafazadeh

We analyze the stability of a non-Hermitian coupler with respect to modulational inhomogeneous perturbations in the presence of unbalanced gain and loss. At the parity-time (PT) symmetry point the coupler is unstable. Suitable symmetry…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2017-06-28 Yannis Kominis , Tassos Bountis , Sergej Flach

A cranking harmonic oscillator model, widely used for the physics of fast rotating nuclei and Bose-Einstein condensates, is re-investigated in the context of PT-symmetry. The instability points of the model are identified as exceptional…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-09-27 W. D. Heiss , R. G. Nazmitdinov

The PT-symmetry breaking, consistent hamiltonian interactions in all $n\geq 4$ spacetime dimensions that can be added to an abelian BF model involving a set of scalar fields, two sorts of one-forms, and a system of two-forms are obtained by…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 E. M. Cioroianu , S. C. Sararu

We consider a two-parameter non hermitean quantum-mechanical hamiltonian that is invariant under the combined effects of parity and time reversal transformation. Numerical investigation shows that for some values of the potential parameters…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 F. M. Fernandez , R. Guardiola , J. Ros , M. Znojil

We construct uncertainty relation for arbitrary finite dimensional PT invariant non-Hermitian quantum systems within a special inner product framework. This construction is led by good observables which are a more general class of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-11 Namrata Shukla , Ranjan Modak , Bhabani Prasad Mandal

We show that a local non-Hermitian perturbation in a Hermitian lattice system generically induces scale-free localization for the continuous-spectrum eigenstates. When the perturbation lies at a finite distance to the boundary, the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-10-27 Bo Li , He-Ran Wang , Fei Song , Zhong Wang

A defining quantity of a physical system is its energy which is represented by the Hamiltonian. In closed quantum mechanical or/and coherent wave-based systems the Hamiltonian is introduced as a Hermitian operator which ensures real energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-05 Jamal Berakdar , Xi-guang Wang

We consider the role of degeneracy in Parity-Time (PT) symmetry breaking for non-hermitian wave equations beyond one dimension. We show that if the spectrum is degenerate in the absence of T-breaking, and T is broken in a generic manner…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-08-15 Li Ge , A. Douglas Stone

The non-Hermitian Hamiltonian describes the effective dynamics of a system coupled to a continuously measured bath, and can exhibit anti-unitary symmetries that give rise to exceptional points and broken phases with complex eigenvalues,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-23 Sejal Ahuja , Keshav Das Agarwal , Aditi Sen De

We consider a class of (possibly nondiagonalizable) pseudo-Hermitian operators with discrete spectrum, showing that in no case (unless they are diagonalizable and have a real spectrum) they are Hermitian with respect to a semidefinite inner…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 G. Scolarici , L. Solombrino

Quantum sensing utilizing unique quantum properties of non-Hermitian systems to realize ultra-precision measurements has been attracting increasing attention. However, the debate on whether non-Hermitian systems are superior to Hermitian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-12-14 Yan-Yi Wang , Chun-Wang Wu , Wei Wu , Ping-Xing Chen

For one-dimensional PT -symmetric systems, it is observed that the non-local product obtained from the continuity equation can be interpreted as a conserved corre- lation function. This leads to physical conclusions, regarding both discrete…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-01-24 Kumar Abhinav , Arun Jayannavar , P. K. Panigrahi

In infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, the application of the concept of quasi-Hermiticity to the description of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians with real spectra may lead to problems related to the definition of the metric operator. We discuss…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. Kretschmer , L. Szymanowski

A real band condition is shown to exist for one dimensional periodic complex non-hermitian potentials exhibiting PT-symmetry. We use an exactly solvable ultralocal periodic potential to obtain the band structure and discuss some spectral…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jose M. Cervero , Alberto Rodriguez