An alternative construction of the positive inner product for pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians: examples

DOI10.1063/1.3373551zbMATH Open1310.81068arXiv0912.1678OpenAlexW3101271203MaRDI QIDQ5249124FDOQ5249124

Authors: Ashok Das, Levi Greenwood 

Publication date: 29 April 2015

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

Abstract: This paper builds on our earlier proposal for construction of a positive inner product for pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians and we give several examples to clarify our method. We show through the example of the harmonic oscillator how our construction applies equally well to Hermitian Hamiltonians which form a subset of pseudo-Hermitian systems. For finite dimensional pseudo-Hermitian matrix Hamiltonians we construct the positive inner product (in the case of $2imes2$ matrices for both real as well as complex eigenvalues). When the quantum mechanical system cannot be diagonalized exactly, our construction can be carried out perturbatively and we develop the general formalism for such a perturbative calculation systematically (for real eigenvalues). We illustrate how this general formalism works out in practice by calculating the inner product for a couple of $calPT$ symmetric quantum mechanical theories.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0912.1678

Recommendations

• Pseudo-Hermitian representation of quantum mechanics
• On the construction of a pseudo-Hermitian quantum system with a pre-determined metric in the Hilbert space
• Path integrals for pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians
• C-,PT- andCPT-invariance of pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians
• Pseudo-Hermiticity for a class of nondiagonalizable Hamiltonians

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonselfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory including creation and destruction operators (81Q12) Perturbation theories for operators and differential equations in quantum theory (81Q15)

Cites Work

• 𝓟𝓣-symmetric quantum mechanics
• Calculation of the hidden symmetry operator in   -symmetric quantum mechanics
• Complex extension of quantum mechanics
• Generalized PT symmetry and real spectra
• Some Special Examples in Renormalizable Field Theory
• Pseudo-Hermiticity and generalized PT- and CPT-symmetries
• Title not available (Why is that?)

Cited In (4)

• Transition probabilities in the two-level quantum system with PT-symmetric non-Hermitian Hamiltonians
• On the construction of a pseudo-Hermitian quantum system with a pre-determined metric in the Hilbert space
• A concise review of pseudobosons, pseudofermions, and their relatives
• Path integrals for pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians

This page was built for publication: An alternative construction of the positive inner product for pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians: examples

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q5249124)