Gaussian eigenstate pinning in non-Hermitian quantum mechanics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2304.14818v2
• Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:17:16 GMT
• Title: Gaussian eigenstate pinning in non-Hermitian quantum mechanics
• Authors: Qi-Bo Zeng and Rong L\"u
• Abstract summary: We study a one-dimensional system subjected to a linearly varying imaginary vector potential. The eigenenergy spectrum is found to be real under open boundary condition (OBC) but forms a parabola in the complex energy plane under periodic boundary condition (PBC) Our work opens a door for the study of quantum systems with spatially varying imaginary vector potentials.
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• Abstract: We study a one-dimensional system subjected to a linearly varying imaginary vector potential, which is described by the single-particle continuous Schr\"odinger equation and is analytically solved. The eigenenergy spectrum is found to be real under open boundary condition (OBC) but forms a parabola in the complex energy plane under periodic boundary condition (PBC). The eigenstates always exhibit a modulated Gaussian distribution and are all pinned on the same position, which is determined by the imaginary vector potential and boundary conditions. These behaviors are in sharp contrast to the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) in systems with constant imaginary vector potential, where the eigenstates are exponentially distributed under OBC but become extended under PBC. We further demonstrate that even though the spectrum under PBC is an open curve, the Gaussian type of NHSE still has a topological origin and is characterized by a nonvanishing winding number in the PBC spectrum. The energies interior to the parabola can support localized edge states under semi-infinite boundary condition. The corresponding tight-binding lattice models also show similar properties, except that the PBC spectrum forms closed loops. Our work opens a door for the study of quantum systems with spatially varying imaginary vector potentials.

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