The crypto-Hermitian smeared-coordinate representation of wave functions

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2011.07.026zbMATH Open1252.81063arXiv1107.1770OpenAlexW2047277405MaRDI QIDQ691867FDOQ691867

Authors: Miloslav Znojil 

Publication date: 4 December 2012

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

Abstract: The one-dimensional real line of coordinates is replaced, for simplification or approximation purposes, by an N-plet of the so called Gauss-Hermite grid points. These grid points are interpreted as the eigenvalues of a tridiagonal matrix $mathfrak{q}_0$ which proves rather complicated. Via the "zeroth" Dyson-map $Omeg{a}_0$ the "operator of position" $mathfrak{q}_0$ is then further simplified into an isospectral matrix $Q_0$ which is found optimal for the purpose. As long as the latter matrix appears non-Hermitian it is not an observable in the manifestly "false" Hilbert space ${calH}^{(F)}:=mathbb{R}^N$. For this reason the optimal operator $Q_0$ is assigned the family of its isospectral avatars $mathfrak{h}_{a}lpha$, $alpha=(0,),1,2,\mathrm{...}$. They are, by construction, selfadjoint in the respective $alpha-$dependent image Hilbert spaces ${calH}_a^{(P)}lpha$ obtained from ${calH}^{(F)}$ by the respective "new" Dyson maps $Omeg{a}_{a}lpha$. In the ultimate step of simplification, the inner product in the F-superscripted space is redefined in an {it ad hoc}, $alpha-$dependent manner. The resulting "simplest", S-superscripted representations ${calH}_a^{(S)}lpha$ of the eligible physical Hilbert spaces of states (offering different dynamics) then emerge as, by construction, unitary equivalent to the (i.e., indistinguishable from the) respective awkward, P-superscripted and $alpha-$subscripted physical Hilbert spaces.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1107.1770

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Discrete version of topics in analysis (39A12) Nonselfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory including creation and destruction operators (81Q12) General mathematical topics and methods in quantum theory (81Q99)

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Uses Software

• Digital Library of Mathematical Functions
• Maple
• MOLPRO

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