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This study investigates pseudo-Hermitian quantum mechanics, where the Hamiltonian satisfies a modified Hermiticity condition. We extend the uncertainty relation for such systems, demonstrating its equivalence to the standard Hermitian case…

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In quantum optics and condensed matter physics non-Hermitian phenomena are often studied under the assumption of an open physical system. However, there are examples of intrinsically non-Hermitian, though often $\mathcal{PT}$ (parity-time)…

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We study a non-Hermitian generalization of quantum systems in which an imaginary vector potential is added to the momentum operator. In the tight-binding approximation, we make the hopping energy asymmetric in the Hermitian Hamiltonian. In…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2007-05-23 Yuichi Nakamura , Naomichi Hatano

The physics of many closed, conservative systems can be described by both classical and quantum theories. The dynamics according to classical theory is symplectic and admits linear instabilities which would initially seem at odds with a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-08 Michael Q. May , Hong Qin

Non-Hermitian Hamiltonians are relevant to describe the features of a broad class of physical phenomena, ranging from photonics and atomic and molecular systems to nuclear physics and mesoscopic electronic systems. An important question…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-21 Ygor Pará , Giandomenico Palumbo , Tommaso Macrì

We investigate the decay of spatial correlations of $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric non-Hermitian one-dimensional models that host higher-order exceptional points. Beyond a certain correlation length, they develop anomalous power-law behavior that…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-08-16 Doru Sticlet , Cătălin Paşcu Moca , Balázs Dóra

We study a non-interacting quantum particle, moving on a one-dimensional lattice, which is subjected to repetitive measurements. We investigate the consequence when such motion is interrupted and restarted from the same initial…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-21 Ranjan Modak , S. Aravinda

While exponential decay is ubiquitous in Nature, deviations at both short and long times are dictated by quantum mechanics. Non-exponential decay is known to arise due to the possibility of reconstructing the initial state from the decaying…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-03-26 A. del Campo

In the Luttinger model with non-local interaction we investigate, by exact analytical methods, the time evolution of an inhomogeneous state with a localized fermion added to the non interacting ground state. In absence of interaction the…

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The decay of quasi-stable quantum system involves primarily an outgoing probability current density. However, during the transition from exponential to inverse-power-law decay there are time intervals during which this current, although…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-11-07 Wytse van Dijk , F. Masafumi Toyama

In this parer, q-deformed oscillator for pseudo-Hermitian systems is investigated and pseudo-Hermitian appropriate coherent and squeezed states are studied. Also, some basic properties of these states is surveyed. The over-completeness…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-09-26 Yusef Maleki

Recently, strong coupling between non-Hermitian physical systems of different nature is widely investigated due to it endows them with new properties. In this work, we investigate the energy transport between strongly coupled systems. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-17 I. V. Vovcenko , A. A. Zyablovsky , A. A. Pukhov , E. S. Andrianov

The meaning of time in an open quantum system is considered under the assumption that both, system and environment, are quantum mechanical objects. The Hamilton operator of the system is non-Hermitian. Its imaginary part is the time…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-06-11 Ingrid Rotter

Applying the theory of self-adjoint extensions of Hermitian operators to Koopman von Neumann classical mechanics, the most general set of probability distributions is found for which entropy is conserved by Hamiltonian evolution. A new…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-06-24 Gerard McCaul , Alexander Pechen , Denys I. Bondar

We study the late-time dynamics of two particles confined in one spatial dimension and subject to two-body losses. The dynamics is exactly described by a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian that can be analytically studied both in the continuum and…

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Complex potential transformations which add imaginary parts to chosen energy levels are given and qualitatively explained. Unexpected shape similarity of potential perturbations for real and imaginary E-shifts of bound states are exhibited.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. M. Chabanov , B. N. Zakhariev

The intrinsic dynamics of a system with open decay channels is described by an effective non-Hermitian Hamiltonian which at the same time allows one to find the external dynamics, - reaction cross sections. We discuss ways of incorporating…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 Alexander Volya , Vladimir Zelevinsky

For non-Hermitian quantum models, the dynamics is apparently not reflected by the static properties, e.g., the complex energy spectrum, because of the nonorthogonality of the right eigenvectors, the nonunitarity of the time evolution, the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-12 Li-Jun Lang , Yijiao Weng , Yunhui Zhang , Enhong Cheng , Qixia Liang

Topological theory predicts the necessary conditions for robust dimensional reduction in a host of quantum and classical systems. Models have recently been proposed for stochastic systems which describe many biological and chemical…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-10-14 Aleksandra Nelson , Evelyn Tang

Recent experiments on quantum behavior in microfabricated solid-state systems suggest tantalizing connections to quantum optics. Several of these experiments address the prototypical problem of cavity quantum electrodynamics: a two-level…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 E. K. Irish , J. Gea-Banacloche , I. Martin , K. C. Schwab