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We demonstrate a new type of non-Hermitian phase transition in open systems far from thermal equilibrium, which takes place in coupled systems interacting with reservoirs at different temperatures. The frequency of the maximum in the…

Canonical quantum mechanics postulates Hermitian Hamiltonians to ensure real eigenvalues. Counterintuitively, a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian, satisfying combined parity-time (PT) symmetry, could display entirely real spectra above some…

Optics · Physics 2025-01-23 Jianming Wen , Xiaoshun Jiang , Liang Jiang , Min Xiao

In view of the newly discovered and physically acceptable $PT$ symmetric and non-Hermitian models, we reinvestigated the phase structure of the ($g\phi^{4}+h\phi^{6}$)$_{1+1}$ Hermitian model. The reinvestigation concerns the possibility of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Abouzeid M. Shalaby

The physics of systems that cannot be described by a Hermitian Hamiltonian, has been attracting a great deal of attention in recent years, motivated by their nontrivial responses and by a plethora of applications for sensing, lasing, energy…

Optics · Physics 2021-03-16 Alex Krasnok , Nikita Nefedkin , Andrea Alu

We study the Hatano-Nelson model, i.e., a one-dimensional non-Hermitian chain of spinless fermions with nearest-neighbour nonreciprocal hopping, in the presence of repulsive nearest-neighbour interactions. At half filling, we find two…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-09-07 Song-Bo Zhang , M. Michael Denner , Tomáš Bzdušek , Michael A. Sentef , Titus Neupert

The dynamical and topological properties of non-Hermitian systems have attracted great attention in recent years. In this work, we establish an intrinsic connection between two classes of intriguing phenomena -- topological phases and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-18 Longwen Zhou , Qianqian Du

Non-Hermitian (NH) systems provide a fertile platform for quantum technologies, owing in part to their distinct dynamical phases. These systems can be characterized by the preservation or spontaneous breaking of parity-time reversal…

Non-Hermitian systems having parity-time ($\mathcal {PT}$) symmetry can undergo a transition, spontaneously breaking the symmetry. Ultracold atomic gases provide an ideal platform to study interaction effects on the transition. We consider…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2019-04-17 Ziheng Zhou , Zhenhua Yu

A $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric, non-Hermitian Hamiltonian in the $\mathcal{PT}$-unbroken regime can lead to unitary dynamics under the appropriate choice of the Hilbert space. The Hilbert space is determined by a Hamiltonian-compatible inner…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-19 Himanshu Badhani , Subhashish Banerjee , C. M. Chandrashekar

We find that a broken PT-symmetry operator when interacts with suitable Hermitian operator, new system becomes completely un-broken PT symmetry. Further on varying the contribution of Hermiticity one can delay or control the broken…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-14 Biswanath Rath

Experimental nuclear level densities at excitation energies below the neutron threshold follow closely a constant-temperature shape. This dependence is unexpected and poorly understood. In this work, a fundamental explanation of the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2015-10-06 L. G. Moretto , A. C. Larsen , F. Giacoppo , M. Guttormsen , S. Siem , A. V. Voinov

We systematically characterize the dynamical evolution of time-parity (PT )-symmetric two-level systems with spin-dependent dissipations. If the control parameters of the gap are linearly tuned with time, the dynamical evolution can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-21 Jian-Song Pan , Fan Wu

Advances in topological photonics and non-Hermitian optics have drastically changed our perception on how interdisciplinary concepts may empower unprecedented applications. Bridging the two areas could uncover the reciprocity between…

We investigate the dynamical properties of one-dimensional dissipative Fermi-Hubbard models, which are described by the Lindblad master equations with site-dependent jump operators. The corresponding non-Hermitian effective Hamiltonians…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2020-08-12 Lei Pan , Xueliang Wang , Xiaoling Cui , Shu Chen

We investigate equilibrium properties, including structure of the order parameter, superflow patterns, and thermodynamics of low-temperature surface phases of layered d_{x^2-y^2}-wave superconductors in magnetic field. At zero external…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-06-18 P. Holmvall , A. B. Vorontsov , M. Fogelstrom , T. Lofwander

The $\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric non-Hermitian systems have been widely studied and explored both in theory and in experiment these years due to various interesting features. In this work, we focus on the dynamical features of a triple-qubit…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-24 Jingwei Wen , Chao Zheng , Zhangdong Ye , Tao Xin , Guilu Long

Phase modulation has scarcely been mentioned in diffusive systems since the diffusion process does not carry momentum like waves. Recently, the non-Hermitian physics provides a new perspective for understanding diffusion and shows prospects…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-09-27 Pei-Chao Cao , Ran Ju , Dong Wang , Minghong Qi , Yun-Kai Liu , Yu-Gui Peng , Hongsheng Chen , Xue-Feng Zhu , Ying Li

Non-Hermitian quasicrystal forms a unique class of matter with symmetry-breaking, localization and topological transitions induced by gain and loss or nonreciprocal effects. In this work, we introduce a non-Abelian generalization of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-23 Longwen Zhou

A conventional quantum phase transition (QPT) can be accessed by varying a real parameter at absolute zero temperature. Motivated by the discovery of the pseudo-Hermiticity of non-Hermitian systems, we explore the QPT in non-Hermitian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-07-16 C. Li , G. Zhang , X. Z. Zhang , Z. Song

Exceptional points, the spectral degeneracy points in the complex parameter space, are fundamental to non-Hermitian quantum systems. The dynamics of non-Hermitian systems in the presence of exceptional points differ significantly from those…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-29 Chon-Fai Kam , Yang Chen
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