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The eigenstate thermalization hypothesis (ETH) has been highly influential in explaining thermodynamic behavior of closed quantum systems. As of yet, it is unclear whether and how the ETH applies to non-Hermitian systems. Here, we introduce…

To effectively realize a $\cal PT$-symmetric system, one can dilate a $\cal PT$-symmetric Hamiltonian to some global Hermitian one and simulate its evolution in the dilated Hermitian system. However, with only a global Hermitian…

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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…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-11 Boubakeur Khantoul , Bilel Hamil , Amar Benchikha

PT-symmetric Hamiltonians and transfer matrices arise naturally in statistical mechanics. These classical and quantum models often require the use of complex or negative weights and thus fall outside of the conventional equilibrium…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Peter N. Meisinger , Michael C. Ogilvie

We give a simple proof of the fact that every diagonalizable operator that has a real spectrum is quasi-Hermitian and show how the metric operators associated with a quasi-Hermitian Hamiltonian are related to the symmetry generators of an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Ali Mostafazadeh

We investigate localization-delocalization transition in one-dimensional non-Hermitian quasiperiodic lattices with exponential short-range hopping, which possess parity-time ($\mathcal{PT}$) symmetry. The localization transition induced by…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2020-05-27 Yanxia Liu , Xiang-Ping Jiang , Junpeng Cao , Shu Chen

We consider a correlated $N\times N$ Hermitian random matrix with a polynomially decaying metric correlation structure. By calculating the trace of the moments of the matrix and using the summable decay of the cumulants, we show that its…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-09-19 Jana Reker

In the conventional Schr\"{o}dinger's formulation of quantum mechanics the unitary evolution of a state $\psi$ is controlled, in Hilbert space ${\cal L}$, by a Hamiltonian $\mathfrak{h}$ which must be self-adjoint. In the recent,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-12-21 Olaf Lechtenfeld , Miloslav Znojil

The Hamiltonian for quantum electrodynamics becomes non-Hermitian if the unrenormalized electric charge $e$ is taken to be imaginary. However, if one also specifies that the potential $A^\mu$ in such a theory transforms as a pseudovector…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-07-19 Carl M. Bender , Ines Cavero-Pelaez , Kimball A. Milton , K. V. Shajesh

We propose a flexible Raman lattice system for alkaline-earth-like atoms to theoretically investigate localization behaviors in a quasi-periodic lattice with controllable non-Hermiticity. Our analysis demonstrates that critical phases and…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2026-02-11 Entong Zhao , Yu-Jun Liu , Ka Kwan Pak , Peng Ren , Mengbo Guo , Chengdong He , Gyu-Boong Jo

We explore the quench dynamics of PT-symmetric non-Hermitian systems by utilizing the biorthogonal formalism. We analyze quench dynamics of observable quantities, the quantum geometric tensor, and various entanglement quantities, including…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-07-29 Hsueh-Hao Lu , Po-Yao Chang

We propose random non-Hermitian Hamiltonians to model the generic stochastic nonlinear dynamics of a quantum state in Hilbert space. Our approach features an underlying linearity in the dynamical equations, ensuring the applicability of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-31 Pei Wang

It is well known that the unitary evolution of a closed $M-$level quantum system can be generated by a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian $H$ with real spectrum. Its Hermiticity can be restored via an amended inner-product metric $\Theta$. In…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-31 Miloslav Znojil

We investigate uncertainty relations for quantum observables evolving under non-Hermitian Hamiltonians, with particular emphasis on the role of metric operators. By constructing appropriate metrics in each dynamical regime, namely the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-13 Yanet Alvarez , Mariela Portesi , Romina Ramirez , Marta Reboiro

We study families of dynamical maps generated from interactions with varying degrees of symmetry. For a family of time-independent Hamiltonians, we demonstrate the relationship between symmetry, strong-coupling, perfect entanglers,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-15 Sean Prudhoe , Sarah Shandera

Phase transitions are fundamental in nature. A small parameter change near a critical point leads to a qualitative change in system properties. Across a regular phase transition, the system remains in thermal equilibrium and, therefore,…

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A non-Hermitian PT-symmetric version of the kicked top is introduced to study the interplay of quantum chaos with balanced loss and gain. The classical dynamics arising from the quantum dynamics of the angular momentum expectation values…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-15 Steve Mudute-Ndumbe , Eva-Maria Graefe

Symmetry-driven wave physics in open systems, exemplified by parity-time (PT) symmetry, has extended the landscape of crystalline phases in materials science to include gain-loss media. Given the growing interest in engineering disorder for…

We present a coherent and consistent framework for explicit time-dependence in non-Hermitian quantum mechanics. The area of non-Hermitian quantum mechanics has been growing rapidly over the past twenty years. This has been driven by the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-02-07 Thomas Frith

We study the time evolution of a PT-symmetric, non-Hermitian quantum system for which the associated phase space is compact. We focus on the simplest non-trivial example of such a Hamiltonian, which is linear in the angular momentum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-18 Iván F. Valtierra , Mario Gaeta , Adrian Ortega , Thomas Gorin