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We present some general results for the time-dependent mass Hamiltonian problem with H=-{1/2}e^{-2\nu}\partial_{xx} +h^{(2)}(t)e^{2\nu}x^2. This Hamiltonian corresponds to a time-dependent mass (TM) Schr\"odinger equation with the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael Martin Nieto , D. Rodney Truax

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

Quasi-Hermitian quantum systems, including $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric ones, can be mapped to equivalent Hermitian systems via a similarity transformation that redefines the inner product with a positive-definite metric operator. Although an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-12 Ming-Zhang Wang , Xu-Yang Hou , Hao Guo

Aim of this paper is trying to show the possible significance, and usefulness, of various non-selfadjoint operators for suitable Observables in non-relativistic and relativistic quantum mechanics, and in quantum electrodynamics: More…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-16 Erasmo Recami , Michel Zamboni-Rached , Ignazio Licata

Numerical methods for developing port-Hamiltonian representations of general linear time-invariant systems are studied. The approach extends previous port-Hamiltonian characterizations to include the general non-minimal case and the case…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-16 Christopher Beattie , Volker Mehrmann , Hongguo Xu

We derive a new time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation(TDSE) for quantum models with non-hermitian Hamiltonian. Within our theory, the TDSE is symmetric in the two Hilbert spaces spanned by the left and the right eigenstates, respectively.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-02-24 Ye Xiong , Peiqing Tong

In this article, we have introduced a $\mathcal{PT}$ symmetric non-Hermitian Hamiltonian model which is given as $\hat{\mathcal{H}}=\omega (\hat{b}^{\dag}\hat{b}+1/2)+ \alpha (\hat{b}^{2}-(\hat{b}^{\dag})^{2})$ where $\omega$ and $\alpha$…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 O. Yesiltas

A non-Hermitian operator with a real spectrum and a complete set of eigenvectors may serve as the Hamiltonian operator for a unitary quantum system provided that one makes an appropriate choice for the defining inner product of the physical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Ali Mostafazadeh

We revisit the Jordan-Wigner transformation, showing that --rather than a non-local isomorphism between different fermionic and spin Hamiltonian operators-- it can be viewed in terms of local identities relating different realizations of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-10 Alberto Anfossi , Arianna Montorsi

We present a time-dependent extension of logarithmic perturbation theory for nonrelativistic quantum dynamics governed by the Schr\"odinger equation, in which the logarithm of the wave function is expanded in powers of a coupling constant.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-17 Juan Carlos del Valle , Paul Bergold , Karolina Kropielnicka

Standard quantum mechanics predicts the non-conservation of state norms and probability when the fundamental requirement of the Hermiticity of the Hamiltonian is relaxed. Biorthogonal quantum mechanics, or the more general metric formalism,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-18 Mario Gonzalez , Karin Sim , R. Chitra

The unitary operators U(t), describing the quantum time evolution of systems with a time-dependent Hamiltonian, can be constructed in an explicit manner using the method of time-dependent invariants. We clarify the role of Lie-algebraic…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-05-30 Maciej Kuna , Jan Naudts

A powerful method for calculating the eigenvalues of a Hamiltonian operator consists of converting the energy eigenvalue equation into a matrix equation by means of an appropriate basis set of functions. The convergence of the method can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Paolo Amore , Alfredo Aranda , Francisco Fernandez , Hugh Jones

The relevance in Physics of non-Hermitian operators with real eigenvalues is being widely recognized not only in quantum mechanics but also in other areas, such as quantum optics, quantum fluid dynamics and quantum field theory. %stochastic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-16 Natália Bebiano , João da Providência , S. Nishiyama , João P. da Providência

The dilation method is a practical way to experimentally simulate non-Hermitian, especially $\cal PT$-symmetric quantum systems. However, the time-dependent dilation problem cannot be explicitly solved in general. In this paper, we present…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-20 Minyi Huang , Ray-Kuang Lee , Qing-hai Wang , Guo-Qiang Zhang , Junde Wu

We present a quantum algorithm for the dynamical simulation of time-dependent Hamiltonians. Our method involves expanding the interaction-picture Hamiltonian as a sum of generalized permutations, which leads to an integral-free Dyson series…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-15 Yi-Hsiang Chen , Amir Kalev , Itay Hen

We examine the applicability of the numerically accurate method of time dependent variation with multiple Davydov Ansatze (mDA) to non-Hermitian systems. Three systems of interest includes: a non-Hermitian system of dissipative Landau-Zener…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-05 L. Zhang , K. Shen , Y. Yan , K. Sun , M. F. Gelin , Y. Zhao

In study of pseudo(quasi)-hermitian operators, the key role is played by the positive-definite metric operator. It enables physical interpretation of the considered systems. In the article, we study the pseudo-hermitian systems with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-11-17 Vit Jakubsky

Topological insulators have been studied intensively over the last decades. Earlier research focused on Hermitian Hamiltonians, but recently, peculiar and interesting properties were found by introducing non-Hermiticity. In this work, we…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-05-29 Chao Chen Ye , W. L. Vleeshouwers , S. Heatley , V. Gritsev , C. Morais Smith

Within the ideas of pseudo-supersymmetry, we have studied a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian $H_{-}=\omega(\xi^{\dag} \xi+\1/2)+\alpha \xi^{2}+\beta \xi^{\dag 2}$, where $\alpha \neq \beta$ and $\xi$ is a first order differential operator, to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-05-30 Özlem Yeşiltaş