Is there a generic quantum theory for non-Hermitian Hamiltonians?

ORAL

Abstract

Unlike in the Hermitian case, the quantum mechanical formalism for the non-Hermitian operators is not unique, and additionally, suffers from singularities and instabilities. Here we propose a framework which is generic, unique and resolves these singularities. We find a Hilbert space of a dynamically generated Hermitian operator, namely the computational space, in which exceptional points are pushed to the vacua, leading to an analytic span of the energy eigenstates. In addition, we also discover a unique dynamical `space-time’ transformation as the dual space map, incorporating physical properties such as decoherence and spectral flow. The real energy condition manifests in the limit when the dynamical transformation becomes a static symmetry. Our framework also provides insights into other features such as gauge obstructions, symmetry-based classifications, dynamical metric manifolds, spectral flattening, among others.

* Priyanshi Bhasin acknowledges support from the Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme of the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Publication: P. Bhasin and T. Das, A Hermitian bypass to the non-Hermitian quantum theory, arXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.10263.

Presenters

  • Priyanshi .

    Indian institute of Science, Bangalore

Authors

  • Priyanshi .

    Indian institute of Science, Bangalore

  • Tanmoy Das

    Indian Institute of Science Bangalore