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The non-Hermitian formalism is used at present in many papers for the description of open quantum systems. A special language developed in this field of physics which makes it difficult for many physicists to follow and to understand the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-12-11 Hichem Eleuch , Ingrid Rotter

Topological physics has broadened its scope from the study of topological insulating phases to include nodal phases containing band structure singularities. The geometry of the corresponding quantum states is described by the quantum metric…

Motivated by recent progress on non-Hermitian topological band theories, we study the energy spectrum of a generic two-band non-Hermitian Hamiltonian. We prove rigorously that the complex energy spectrum of such a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-24 Jonatan Melkær Midtgaard , Zhigang Wu , Yu Chen

We introduce the one-dimensional quasireciprocal lattices where the forward hopping amplitudes between nearest neighboring sites $\{ t+t_{jR} \}$ are chosen to be a random permutation of the backward hopping $\{ t+t_{jL} \}$ or vice versa.…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2022-04-19 Qi-Bo Zeng , Rong Lü

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

The complex eigenenergies and non-orthogonal eigenstates of non-Hermitian systems exhibit unique topological phenomena that cannot appear in Hermitian systems. Representative examples are the non-Hermitian skin effect and exceptional…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-19 Jung-Wan Ryu , Jae-Ho Han , Chang-Hwan Yi , Hee Chul Park , Moon Jip Park

A non-Hermitean extension of paradigmatic Wishart random matrices is introduced to set up a theoretical framework for statistical analysis of (real, complex and real quaternion) stochastic time series representing two "remote" complex…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-02-07 Eugene Kanzieper , Navinder Singh

We develop the non-Hermitian Hamiltonian formalism to describe Weyl fermions of type III and IV. The spectrum of Hamiltonian has an unusual type of anisotropy. Namely, the hermiticity of Hamiltonian strongly depends on the direction in…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-02-24 Zaur Z. Alisultanov , Edvin G. Idrisov

A class of pseudo-hermitian quantum system with an explicit form of the positive-definite metric in the Hilbert space is presented. The general method involves a realization of the basic canonical commutation relations defining the quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-03-15 Pijush K. Ghosh

Extended quantum mechanics using non-Hermitian, pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians is briefly reviewed. Supersymmetric regularizations, solvable simulations and large-N expansion techniques are recollected as suitable means for the study of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Miloslav Znojil

The congregation of topological quantum and classical systems with the ideas of non-Hermitian physics has generated enormous research interest in the last few years. While the concepts associated to non-trivial topological aspects have…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-08-27 Nitish Kumar Gupta , Arun M. Jayannavar

We study random Hamiltonians on finite-size cubes and waveguide segments of increasing diameter. The number of random parameters determining the operator is proportional to the volume of the cube. In the asymptotic regime where the cube…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-01-15 Denis Borisov , Anastasia Golovina , Ivan Veselic

The paper discusses progress in understanding statistical properties of complex eigenvalues (and corresponding eigenvectors) of weakly non-unitary and non-Hermitian random matrices. Ensembles of this type emerge in various physical…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-07 Yan V Fyodorov , H. -J Sommers

Vortex lines in superconductors in an external magnetic field slightly tilted from randomly-distributed parallel columnar defects can be modeled by a system of interacting bosons in a non-Hermitian vector potential and a random scalar…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-07 Kihong Kim , David R. Nelson

We investigate a one-dimensional superconducting lattice that realizes all internal symmetries permitted in non-Hermitian systems, characterized by nonreciprocal hopping, onsite dissipation, and $s$-wave singlet pairing in a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-19 Chuo-Kai Chang , Kazuma Saito , Nobuyuki Okuma , Hsien-Chung Kao , Chen-Hsuan Hsu

We discuss fluctuations near the second order phase transition where the free energy has an additional non-Hermitian term. The spectrum of the fluctuations changes when the odd-parity potential amplitude exceeds the critical value…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-10-11 N. M. Chtchelkatchev , A. A. Golubov , T. I. Baturina , V. M. Vinokur

Recently, the search for topological states of matter has turned to non-Hermitian systems, which exhibit a rich variety of unique properties without Hermitian counterparts. Lattices modeled through non-Hermitian Hamiltonians appear in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-21 V. M. Martinez Alvarez , J. E. Barrios Vargas , M. Berdakin , L. E. F. Foa Torres

We demonstrate that quantum fluctuations can cause, under certain conditions, the dynamical instability of pure states that can result in their evolution into mixed states. It is shown that the degree and type of such an instability are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-11-19 Konstantin G. Zloshchastiev

We propose a Hamiltonian for a nonrelativistic spin 1/2 \QTR{it}{free} particle (e.g. an electron) and find that it contains information of its internal degrees of freedom in the rest coordinate system. We comment on the dynamical symmetry…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Bruce

Electrical circuits offer a unique platform to explore physical phenomena, from topology to non-Hermitian effects. Investigations of the fundamental properties of this metamaterial platform are crucial to distinguish observed/measured…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-05 Haydar Sahin