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Dissipation in open systems enriches the possible symmetries of the Hamiltonians beyond the Hermitian framework allowing the possibility of novel non-Hermitian topological phases, which exhibit long-living end states that are protected…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-05 Wojciech Brzezicki , Matti Silveri , Marcin Płodzień , Francesco Massel , Timo Hyart

For a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian H possessing a real spectrum, we introduce a canonical orthonormal basis in which a previously introduced unitary mapping of H to a Hermitian Hamiltonian h takes a simple form. We use this basis to construct…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-07-19 Ali Mostafazadeh , Ahmet Batal

Recently, apparent nonphysical implications of non-Hermitian quantum mechanics (NHQM) have been discussed in the literature. In particular, the apparent violation of the no-signaling theorem, discrimination of nonorthogonal states, and the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-25 Chia-Yi Ju , Adam Miranowicz , Guang-Yin Chen , Franco Nori

Quantum systems with a non-conserved probability can be described by means of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians and non-unitary dynamics. In this paper, the case in which the degrees of freedom can be partitioned in two subsets with light and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-10-21 Alessandro Sergi

We examine the question of whether the formal expressions of equilibrium statistical mechanics can be applied to time independent non-dissipative systems that are not in true thermodynamic equilibrium and are nonergodic. By assuming the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-11-09 Stephen R. Williams , Denis J. Evans

We demonstrate how to discriminate two non-orthogonal, entangled quantum state which are slightly different from each other by using pseudo-Hermitian system. The positive definite metric operator which makes the pseudo-Hermitian systems…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 Ananya Ghatak , Bhabani Prasad Mandal

The aim of the paper is to study the question whether or not equilibrium states exist in open quantum systems that are embedded in at least two environments and are described by a non-Hermitian Hamilton operator $\cal H$. The eigenfunctions…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-27 Ingrid Rotter

This is a review paper concerned with the global consistency of the quantum dynamics of non-commutative systems. Our point of departure is the theory of constrained systems, since it provides a unified description of the classical and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-05-13 F. S. Bemfica , H. O. Girotti

An overview is given of recent advances in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics about the statistics of random paths and current fluctuations. Although statistics is carried out in space for equilibrium statistical mechanics, statistics is…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2016-04-12 Pierre Gaspard

A condition to have a real spectrum for a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian is given. As special cases, it is shown that the condition is reduced to Hermiticity and PT symmetric conditions.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-02-26 C. Yuce

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

Non-Hermitian Hamiltonians play a crucial role in describing open quantum systems and nonequilibrium dynamics. In this paper, we derive trade-off relations for systems governed by non-Hermitian Hamiltonians, focusing on the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-23 Tomohiro Nishiyama , Yoshihiko Hasegawa

We design several examples of constrained, symmetric quantum circuit dynamics that generate non-equilibrium steady states. The qubit networks maintain local memory of the initial conditions and display inhomogeneous subsystem dynamics over…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-02 Unnati Akhouri , Sarah Shandera , Jackson Henry

We demonstrate the equilibration of isolated macroscopic quantum systems, prepared in non-equilibrium mixed states with significant population of many energy levels, and observed by instruments with a reasonably bound working range compared…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-13 Peter Reimann

The description of states and dynamics in non-Hermitian systems is fundamentally linked to the choice of an appropriate theoretical framework -- a point of ongoing debate in the field. This work addresses this issue by proposing a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-07 Fei Wang , Guoying Liang , Zecheng Zhao , Bao-Ming Xu

A consistent physical theory of quantum mechanics can be built on a complex Hamiltonian that is not Hermitian but instead satisfies the physical condition of space-time reflection symmetry (PT symmetry). Thus, there are infinitely many new…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 Carl M. Bender , Dorje C. Brody , Hugh F. Jones

We consider an arbitrary quantum system coupled non perturbatively to a large arbitrary and fully quantum environment. In [G. Ithier and F. Benaych-Georges, Phys. Rev. A 96, 012108 (2017)] the typicality of the dynamics of such an embedded…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-20 Grégoire Ithier , Saeed Ascroft , Florent Benaych-Georges

We develop a general formalism to determine the statistical equilibrium states of self-gravitating systems in general relativity and complete previous works on the subject. Our results are valid for an arbitrary form of entropy but, for…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-12-24 Pierre-Henri Chavanis

Using the system-bath model Hamiltonian this thesis covers the equilibrium and out of equilibrium properties of quantum open systems. Topics included are the calculation of thermodynamical quantities of open systems, derivation of quantum…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-08-27 David Zueco

One among the possible realizations of non-Hermitian systems is based on open quantum systems by omitting quantum jumping terms in the master equation. This is a good approximation at short times where the effects of quantum jumps can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-21 Xiangyu Niu , Jianning Li , S. L. Wu , X. X. Yi