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Higher-order exceptional points (EPs) in non-Hermitian systems showcase diverse physical phenomena but require more parameter space freedom or symmetries. It leads to a challenge for the exploration of high-order EP geometries in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-22 Hao Chen , Xiao Qin , Jian-Jun Dong , Yu-Yu Zhang , Zi-Xiang Hu

We introduce a general framework for realizing $\mathcal{PT}$-like phase transitions in non-Hermitian systems without imposing explicit parity--time ($\mathcal{PT}$) symmetry. The approach is based on constructing a Hamiltonian as the…

Optics · Physics 2025-11-18 Jacob L. Barnett , Ramy El-Ganainy

In 1998, Carl Bender challenged the perceived wisdom of quantum mechanics that the Hamiltonian operator describing any quantum mechanical system has to be Hermitian. He showed that Hamiltonians that are invariant under combined parity-time…

Higher-order exceptional points in non-Hermitian systems have recently been used as a tool to engineer high-sensitivity devices, attracting tremendous attention from multidisciplinary fields. Here, we present a simple yet effective scheme…

Optics · Physics 2022-08-31 Ambaresh Sahoo , Amarendra K. Sarma

A one dimensional, parity-time (${\cal PT}$)-symmetric magnetic metamaterial comprising split-ring resonators having both gain and loss is investigated. In the linear regime, the transition from the exact to the broken ${\cal PT}$-phase is…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2014-11-25 G. P. Tsironis , N. Lazarides

We investigate PT -symmetry breaking transitions in a dimer comprising two LC oscillators, one with loss and the second with gain. The electric energy of this four-mode model oscillates between the two LC circuits, and between capacitive…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-08-06 Tishuo Wang , Jianxiong Fang , Zhongyi Xie , Nenghao Dong , Yogesh N Joglekar , Zixin Wang , Jiaming Li , Le Luo

The Hermiticity axiom of quantum mechanics guarantees that the energy spectrum is real and the time evolution is unitary (probability-preserving). Nevertheless, non-Hermitian but $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric Hamiltonians may also have real…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-06-06 Fernando Quijandría , Uta Naether , Sahin K. Özdemir , Franco Nori , David Zueco

We study a minimal non-Hermitian trimer with latent symmetry formed by a cospectral pair of sites embedded in a three-site network with nonreciprocal couplings. We show that cospectrality provides a structural latent-symmetry constraint,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-25 Paulo A. Brandão

Over the past decade, parity-time ($\mathcal{PT}$)-symmetric Hamiltonians have been experimentally realized in classical, optical settings with balanced gain and loss, or in quantum systems with localized loss. In both realizations, the…

Optics · Physics 2018-07-30 Yogesh N. Joglekar , Andrew K. Harter

Non-Hermitian, tight-binding $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric models are extensively studied in the literature. Here, we investigate two forms of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians to study the $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetry breaking thresholds and features of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-28 Jacob L. Barnett , Yogesh N. Joglekar

Non-Hermitian systems with parity-time ($\mathcal{PT}$) symmetry give rise to exceptional points (EPs) with exceptional properties that arise due to the coalescence of eigenvectors. Such systems have been extensively explored in the…

Parity-time ($\mathcal{PT}$) symmetry plays an important role both in non-Hermitian and topological systems. In non-Hermitian systems $\mathcal{PT}$ symmetry can lead to an entirely real energy spectrum, while in topological systems…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-12-18 W. B. Rui , Moritz M. Hirschmann , Andreas P. Schnyder

Photonic systems with exceptional points, where eigenvalues and corresponding eigenstates coalesce, have attracted interest due to their topological features and enhanced sensitivity to external perturbations. Non-Hermitian mode-coupling…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-10 B. M. Rodriguez-Lara , H. Ghaemi-Dizicheh , S. Dehdashti , A. Hanke , A. Touhami , J. Nötzel

The continuous advancements in ultrafast lasers, characterized by high pulse energy, great average power, and ultrashort pulse duration, have opened up new frontiers and applications in various fields such as high-energy-density science. In…

Higher-order exceptional points (EPs), resulting from non-Hermitian degeneracies, have shown greater advantages in sensitive enhancement than second-order EPs (EP2s). Therefore, seeking higher-order EPs in various quantum systems is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-15 Wei Xiong , Zhuanxia Li , Yiling Song , Jiaojiao Chen , Guoqiang Zhang , Mingfeng Wang

In the present work we focus on the cases of two-site (dimer) and three-site (trimer) configurations, i.e. oligomers, respecting the parity-time (PT) symmetry, i.e., with a spatially odd gain-loss profile. We examine different types of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 M. Duanmu , K. Li , R. L. Horne , P. G. Kevrekidis , N. Whitaker

We present a transmission line theory of exceptional points of degeneracy (EPD) in coupled-mode guiding structures, i.e., a theory that illustrates the characteristics of coupled electromagnetic modes under a special dispersion degeneracy…

Optics · Physics 2017-09-15 Mohamed A. K. Othman , Filippo Capolino

The triple phase transitions or simultaneous transitions of three different phases, namely topological, parity-time (PT) symmetry breaking, and metal-insulator transitions, are observed in an extension of PT symmetric non-Hermitian…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2023-08-02 Shaina Gandhi , Jayendra N. Bandyopadhyay

Inductive wireless power transfer (WPT) systems can be effectively described as non-Hermitian systems using the coupled-mode theory. In these systems, parity-time (PT) symmetric states facilitate efficient power transfer. Traditionally,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-12-22 Hanwei Wang , Joshua Yu , Xiaodong Ye , Yang Zhao

Exceptional points (EPs), at which both eigenvalues and eigenvectors coalesce, are ubiquitous and unique features of non-Hermitian systems. Second-order EPs are by far the most studied due to their abundance, requiring only the tuning of…

Optics · Physics 2023-01-02 Ipsita Mandal , Emil J. Bergholtz