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PT-symmetric quantum systems with positive P

Quantum Physics 2013-01-29 v1

Abstract

A new version of PT-symmetric quantum theory is proposed and illustrated by an N-site-lattice Legendre oscillator. The essence of the innovation lies in the replacement of parity P (serving as an indefinite metric in an auxiliary Krein space) by its non-involutory alternative P(positive)=Q>0 playing the role of a positive-definite nontrivial metric in an auxiliary, redundant, unphysical Hilbert space. It is shown that the QT-symmetry of this form remains appealing and technically useful.

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@article{arxiv.1201.5058,
  title  = {PT-symmetric quantum systems with positive P},
  author = {Miloslav Znojil and Hendrik B. Geyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.5058},
  year   = {2013}
}

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13 pp

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