P-, T-, PT-, and CPT-invariance of Hermitian Hamiltonians

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DOI10.1016/S0375-9601(03)00339-6zbMATH Open1011.81010arXivquant-ph/0302084OpenAlexW3099212734MaRDI QIDQ1867916FDOQ1867916

Zafar Ahmed

Publication date: 2 April 2003

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Currently, it has been claimed that certain Hermitian Hamiltonians have parity (P) and they are PT-invariant. We propose generalized definitions of time-reversal operator (T) and orthonormality such that all Hermitian Hamiltonians are P, T, PT, and CPT invariant. The PT-norm and CPT-norm are indefinite and definite respectively. The energy-eigenstates are either E-type (e.g., even) or O-type (e.g., odd). C mimics the charge-conjugation symmetry which is recently found to exist for a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian. For a Hermitian Hamiltonian it coincides with P.


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