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We discuss the time evolution of physical finite dimensional systems which are modelled by non-hermitian Hamiltonians. We address both general non-hermitian Hamiltonians and pseudo-hermitian ones. We apply the theory of Krein Spaces to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-01-30 R. Ramirez , M. Reboiro

A review is given on the foundations and applications of non-Hermitian classical and quantum physics. First, key theorems and central concepts in non-Hermitian linear algebra, including Jordan normal form, biorthogonality, exceptional…

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We suggest a method of derivation of the long-wave action of the model spin Hamiltonians using the non-linear partial differential equations of motions of the individual spins. According to the Vainberg's theorem the set of these equations…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 I. G. Bostrem , A. S. Ovchinnikov , R. F. Egorov

An analytical solution to the time evolution of decay of one and two identical noninteracting particles is presented using the formalism of resonant states. It is shown that the time-dependent wave function and hence the survival and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-02-20 Gastón García-Calderón

Recently, the search for topological states of matter has turned to non-Hermitian systems, which exhibit a rich variety of unique properties without Hermitian counterparts. Lattices modeled through non-Hermitian Hamiltonians appear in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-21 V. M. Martinez Alvarez , J. E. Barrios Vargas , M. Berdakin , L. E. F. Foa Torres

Certain aspects of some unitary quantum systems are well-described by evolution via a non-Hermitian effective Hamiltonian, as in the Wigner-Weisskopf theory for spontaneous decay. Conversely, any non-Hermitian Hamiltonian evolution can be…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2021-12-01 Jay Hubisz , Bharath Sambasivam , Judah Unmuth-Yockey

The quantum evolution of the Wigner function for Gaussian wave packets generated by a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian is investigated. In the semiclassical limit $\hbar\to 0$ this yields the non-Hermitian analog of the Ehrenfest theorem for the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-07-04 Eva-Maria Graefe , Roman Schubert

Signal-state quantum mechanics is used to discuss quantum mechanical particle decay probabilities and the quantum Zeno effect. This approach avoids the assumption of continuous time, conserves total probability and requires neither…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 George Jaroszkiewicz , Jon Eakins

This paper investigates wave-packet dynamics in non-Hermitian lattice systems and reveals a surprising phenomenon: The simultaneous propagation of two distinct wavefronts, one traveling at the non-Hermitian velocity and the other at the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-23 Alon Beck , Moshe Goldstein

The rotating-wave approximation to light-matter interactions is widely used in the quantum electrodynamics Hamiltonian; however, its validity has long been a matter of debate. In this article, we explore the impact of the rotating-wave…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-04 Yi-Ting Chuang , Liang-Yan Hsu

We investigate the quantum Zeno and anti-Zeno effects in quantum dissipative systems by employing a hierarchical equations of motion approach which is beyond the usual Markovian approximation, the rotating wave approximation, and the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-03 Wei Wu , Hai-Qing Lin

While considering non-Hermitian Hamiltonians arising in the presence of dissipation, in most cases, the dissipation is taken to be frequency independent. However, this idealization may not always be applicable in experimental settings,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-10 Sumit Kumar Jana , Ryo Hanai , Tan Van Vu , Hisao Hayakawa , Archak Purkayastha

We consider the quantum Zeno dynamics arising from monitoring a time-dependent projector. Starting from a stroboscopic measurement protocol, it is shown that the effective Hamiltonian for Zeno dynamics involves a nonadiabatic geometric…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-26 Adolfo del Campo

Non-Hermitian quantum systems exhibit fascinating characteristics such as non-Hermitian topological phenomena and skin effect, yet their studies are limited by the intrinsic difficulties associated with their eigenvalue problems, especially…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-01-23 Guang Yang , Yongkang Li , Yongxu Fu , Zhenduo Wang , Yi Zhang

Simulation and analysis of multidimensional dynamics of a quantum non-Hmeritian system is a challenging problem. Gaussian wavepacket dynamics has proven to be an intuitive semiclassical approach to approximately solving the dynamics of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-31 Amartya Bose

The Hamiltonian for a system of relativistic bodies interacting by their gravitational field is found in the post-Minkowskian approximation, including all terms linear in the gravitational constant. It is given in a surprisingly simple…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Tomas Ledvinka , Gerhard Schaefer , Jiri Bicak

Non-hermiticity presents a vast newly opened territory that harbors new physics and applications such as lasing and sensing. However, only non-Hermitian systems with real eigenenergies are stable, and great efforts have been devoted in…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-10-25 Russell Yang , Jun Wei Tan , Tommy Tai , Jin Ming Koh , Linhu Li , Stefano Longhi , Ching Hua Lee

We consider nearly-integrable Hamiltonian systems defined over a non-resonant domain. In the neighborhood of resonances, we use Nekhoroshev-like estimates to provide effective stability bounds for the action variables over long time. The…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-04-08 Alessandra Celletti , Anargyros Dogkas , Alessia Francesca Guido

We calculate accurate critical parameters for a class of non-hermitian Hamiltonians by means of the diagonalization method. We study three one-dimensional models and two perturbed rigid rotors with PT symmetry. One of the latter models…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-08-28 Francisco M Fernández , Javier Garcia

We propose a novel non-Hermitian adiabatic quantum optimization algorithm. One of the new ideas is to use a non-Hermitian auxiliary "initial'' Hamiltonian that provides an effective level repulsion for the main Hamiltonian. This effect…

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