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Non-Hermitian systems with parity-time symmetry have been found to exhibit real spectra of eigenvalues, indicating a balance between the loss and gain. However, such a balance is not only dependent on the magnitude of loss and gain, but…

Optics · Physics 2020-09-29 Liyou Luo , Jie Luo , Hongchen Chu , Yun Lai

We study time-reversal symmetry breaking in non-Hermitian fluctuating field theories with conserved dynamics, comprising the mesoscopic descriptions of a wide range of nonequilibrium phenomena. They exhibit continuous parity-time…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-09-08 Thomas Suchanek , Klaus Kroy , Sarah A. M. Loos

Applying the theory of self-adjoint extensions of Hermitian operators to Koopman von Neumann classical mechanics, the most general set of probability distributions is found for which entropy is conserved by Hamiltonian evolution. A new…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-06-24 Gerard McCaul , Alexander Pechen , Denys I. Bondar

We reveal the continuous phase transition in anyonic-PT symmetric systems, contrasting with the discontinuous phase transition corresponding to the discrete (anti-) PT symmetry. The continuous phase transition originates from the continuity…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-04 Zhihang Liu , Chao Zheng

We consider different properties of small open quantum systems coupled to an environment and described by a non-Hermitian Hamilton operator. Of special interest is the non-analytical behavior of the eigenvalues in the vicinity of singular…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-04-15 Hichem Eleuch , Ingrid Rotter

We investigate the entropic consequences of the relaxation of an open two-level quantum system towards a thermalised statistical state, using a framework of quantum state diffusion with a minimal set of raising and lowering Lindblad…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-08 Jonathan Dexter , Ian J. Ford

We calculate the hybrid entanglement entropy between coin and walker degrees of freedom in a non-unitary quantum walk. The model possesses a joint parity and time-reversal symmetry or PT-symmetry and supports topological phases when this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-08 Gene M. M. Itable , Francis N. C. Paraan

Over the past decade, parity-time (PT) symmetry and anti-PT (APT) symmetry in various physical systems have been extensively studied, leading to significant experimental and theoretical advancements. However, physical systems that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-09 Ruicong Huang , Wencong Wang , Yuyang Liang , Dongmei Liu , Min Gu

Non-Hermitian dynamics in open systems can give rise to a variety of fascinating non-equilibrium phenomena, ranging from symmetry-breaking transitions to directional energy flow. Parity-time (PT) symmetry breaking determines the occurrence…

In this work, we investigate many-body phase transitions in a one-dimensional anisotropic XY model subject to a complex-valued transverse field. Within the biorthogonal framework, we calculate the ground-state correlation functions and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-29 Fei Wang , Guoying Liang , Zecheng Zhao , Lin-Yue Luo , Da-Jian Zhang , Bao-Ming Xu

Non-Hermitian physics has become a fundamental framework for understanding open systems where gain and loss play essential roles, with impact across photonics, quantum science, and condensed matter. While the role of complex eigenvalues is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-23 Kyu-Won Park , Soojoon Lee , Kabgyun Jeong

In this article, we explore properties of pseudo entropy [1] in quantum field theories and spin systems from several approaches. Pseudo entropy is a generalization of entanglement entropy such that it depends on both an initial and final…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-09-22 Ali Mollabashi , Noburo Shiba , Tadashi Takayanagi , Kotaro Tamaoka , Zixia Wei

We provide systematic analysis on a non-Hermitian PT -symmetric quantum impurity system both in and out of equilibrium, based on exact computations. In order to understand the interplay between non-Hermiticity and Kondo physics, we focus on…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-09-18 Takato Yoshimura , Kemal Bidzhiev , Hubert Saleur

A parity-time (PT) transition is a spectral transition characteristic of non-Hermitian generators; it typically occurs at an exceptional point, where multiple eigenvectors coalesce. The concept of a PT transition has been extended to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-01 Yuma Nakanishi , Tomohiro Sasamoto

A quantum system subject to continuous measurement and post-selection evolves according to a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian. We show that, as one increases the rate of post-selection, this non-Hermitian Hamiltonian undergoes a spectral phase…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-04 Sarang Gopalakrishnan , Michael J. Gullans

We perform a systematic symmetry classification of many-body Lindblad superoperators describing general (interacting) open quantum systems coupled to a Markovian environment. Our classification is based on the behavior of the many-body…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-08-24 Lucas Sá , Pedro Ribeiro , Tomaž Prosen

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

In a recent paper (arXiv:1905.07348v1), Dyson scheme to deal with density matrix of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians has been used to investigate the entanglement of states of a PT-symmetric bosonic system. They found that von Neumann entropy can…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-10-20 C. A. Goulart , M. P. Pato

The entanglement dynamics in a non-Hermitian quantum system is studied numerically and analyzed from the viewpoint of quasiparticle picture. As a concrete model, we consider a one-dimensional tight-binding model with asymmetric hopping…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-12-15 Takahiro Orito , Ken-Ichiro Imura

A quantum system governed by a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian may exhibit zero temperature phase transitions that are driven by interactions, just as its Hermitian counterpart, raising the fundamental question how non-Hermiticity affects quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-10 Eduard Naichuk , Jeroen van den Brink , Flavio S. Nogueira