Ad hoc physical Hilbert spaces in quantum mechanics

DOI10.1007/S10773-014-2376-2MaRDI QIDQ904466zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors N. E. Zubov

Publication date 13 January 2016

Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.7284, http://hdl.handle.net/11336/5154

zbMATH Keywords

quantum mechanicsad hoc inner productlow lying energiesphysical Hilbert spacessingular potentials regularized

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05)

Abstract: The overall principles of what is now widely known as PT-symmetric quantum mechanics are listed, explained and illustrated via a few examples. In particular, models based on an elementary local interaction V(x) are discussed as motivated by the naturally emergent possibility of an efficient regularization of an otherwise unacceptable presence of a strongly singular repulsive core in the origin. The emphasis is put on the constructive aspects of the models. Besides the overall outline of the formalism we show how the low-lying energies of bound states may be found in closed form in certain dynamical regimes. Finally, once these energies are found real we explain that in spite of a manifest non-Hermiticity of the Hamiltonian the time-evolution of the system becomes unitary in a properly amended physical Hilbert space.

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