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Non-hermitian, $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric Hamiltonians, experimentally realized in optical systems, accurately model the properties of open, bosonic systems with balanced, spatially separated gain and loss. We present a family of exactly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-12-17 Kaustubh S. Agarwal , Rajeev K. Pathak , Yogesh N. Joglekar

Ever since the formulation of quantum mechanics, there is very little understanding of the process of the collapse of a wavefunction. We have proposed a dynamical model to emulate the measurement postulates of quantum mechanics. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-16 Gurpahul Singh , Ritesh K. Singh , Soumitro Banerjee

The inspiration for this theoretical paper comes from recent experiments on a PT-symmetric system of two coupled optical whispering galleries (optical resonators). The optical system can be modeled as a pair of coupled linear oscillators,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-16 Carl M. Bender , Mariagiovanna Gianfreda

We have constructed a non-Hermitian two-level system (a PT -symmetric system) in dissipative environments, and investigated the quantum coherence in the non-Hermitian two-level system. Our results show that, quantum coherence can be created…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-12-28 Wei-Chen Wang , Mao-Fa Fang

It is possible to simulate the dynamics of a single spin-$1/2$ ($\mathsf{PT~}$ symmetric) system by conveniently embedding it into a subspace of a larger Hilbert space with unitary dynamics. Our goal is to formulate a many body…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-04 Anant V. Varma , Sourin Das

The Double Green Function Formalism has been extensively used in dealing with the thermodynamics of quantum systems which evolved in time under the action of a given self-adjoint Hamiltonian. In this work, we extend the formalism to include…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-27 Romina Ramírez , Marta Reboiro

Extended quantum mechanics using non-Hermitian, pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians is briefly reviewed. Supersymmetric regularizations, solvable simulations and large-N expansion techniques are recollected as suitable means for the study of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Miloslav Znojil

In recent decades the field of quantum computation has seen remarkable development. While much progress has been made toward the realization of a fully digital, scalable, and fault tolerant quantum computer, there are still many essential…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-31 Ian Pannemarsh

By embedding a $\cal PT$-symmetric (pseudo-Hermitian) system into a large Hermitian one, we disclose the relations between $\cal{PT}$-symmetric Hamiltonians and weak measurement theory. We show that the amplification effect in weak…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-08-27 Minyi Huang , Ray-Kuang Lee , Lijian Zhang , Shao-Ming Fei , Junde Wu

Quantum physics can be extended into the complex domain by considering non-Hermitian Hamiltonians that are $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric. These exhibit exceptional points (EPs) where the eigenspectrum changes from purely real to purely imaginary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-23 Jia-Jia Wang , Yu-Hong He , Chang-Geng Liao , Rong-Xin Chen , Jacob A. Dunningham

A $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric, non-Hermitian Hamiltonian in the $\mathcal{PT}$-unbroken regime can lead to unitary dynamics under the appropriate choice of the Hilbert space. The Hilbert space is determined by a Hamiltonian-compatible inner…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-19 Himanshu Badhani , Subhashish Banerjee , C. M. Chandrashekar

It is generally assumed that a Hamiltonian for a physically acceptable quantum system (one that has a positive-definite spectrum and obeys the requirement of unitarity) must be Hermitian. However, a PT-symmetric Hamiltonian can also define…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-02 Carl M. Bender , Daniel W. Hook

We introduce a class of PT-symmetric systems which include mutually matched nonlinear loss and gain (inother words, a class of PT-invariant Hamiltonians in which both the harmonic and anharmonic parts are non-Hermitian). For a basic system…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-05-27 Andrey E. Miroshnichenko , Boris A. Malomed , Yuri S. Kivshar

Non-Hermitian systems satisfying parity-time (PT) symmetry have aroused considerable interest owing to their exotic features. Anti-PT symmetry is an important counterpart of the PT symmetry, and has been studied in various classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-21 Ji Bian , Pengfei Lu , Teng Liu , Hao Wu , Xinxin Rao , Kunxu Wang , Qifeng Lao , Yang Liu , Feng Zhu , Le Luo

The Hamiltonian for a PT-symmetric chain of coupled oscillators is constructed. It is shown that if the loss-gain parameter $\gamma$ is uniform for all oscillators, then as the number of oscillators increases, the region of unbroken…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-08-27 Carl M. Bender , Mariagiovanna Gianfreda , S. P. Klevansky

Non-Hermitian PT-symmetric quantum-mechanical Hamiltonians generally exhibit a phase transition that separates two parametric regions, (i) a region of unbroken PT symmetry in which the eigenvalues are all real, and (ii) a region of broken…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-10-11 Carl M. Bender , David J. Weir

One-dimensional scattering mediated by non-Hermitian Hamiltonians is studied. A schematic set of models is used which simulate two point interactions at a variable strength and distance. The feasibility of the exact construction of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-06-26 Miloslav Znojil

A universal family of Hamiltonians can be used to simulate any local Hamiltonian by encoding its full spectrum as the low-energy subspace of a Hamiltonian from the family. Many spin-lattice model Hamiltonians -- such as Heisenberg or XY…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-08 Leo Zhou , Dorit Aharonov

Simulating Hamiltonian dynamics is one of the most fundamental and significant tasks for characterising quantum materials. Recently, a series of quantum algorithms employing block-encoding of Hamiltonians have succeeded in providing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-01-18 Kaoru Mizuta

Energy spectroscopy is a powerful tool with diverse applications across various disciplines. The advent of programmable digital quantum simulators opens new possibilities for conducting spectroscopy on various models using a single device.…