An algorithmic test for diagonalizability of finite-dimensional PT-invariant systems

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/39/1/017zbMATH Open1093.81026arXivquant-ph/0506042OpenAlexW3098151594WikidataQ62045674 ScholiaQ62045674MaRDI QIDQ3376087FDOQ3376087

Authors: Stefan Weigert 

Publication date: 20 March 2006

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A non-Hermitean operator does not necessarily have a complete set of eigenstates, contrary to a Hermitean one. An algorithm is presented which allows one to decide whether the eigenstates of a given PT-invariant operator on a finite-dimensional space are complete or not. In other words, the algorithm checks whether a given PT-symmetric matrix is diagonalizable. The procedure neither requires to calculate any single eigenvalue nor any numerical approximation.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0506042

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zbMATH Keywords

completenessmatrix diagonalizationnon-Hermitian operatorPT-invariance

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Vector and tensor algebra, theory of invariants (15A72) Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis (81Q10) Exactly and quasi-solvable systems arising in quantum theory (81U15)

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