PT-symmetric quantum mechanics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.17386v1
• Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2023 22:23:03 GMT
• Title: PT-symmetric quantum mechanics
• Authors: Carl M. Bender and Daniel W. Hook
• Abstract summary: A PT-symmetric Hamiltonian can define a physically acceptable quantum-mechanical system even if the Hamiltonian is not Hermitian. This Review introduces the concepts of PT symmetry by focusing on elementary one-dimensional PT-symmetric quantum and classical mechanics.
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• Abstract: It is generally assumed that a Hamiltonian for a physically acceptable quantum system (one that has a positive-definite spectrum and obeys the requirement of unitarity) must be Hermitian. However, a PT-symmetric Hamiltonian can also define a physically acceptable quantum-mechanical system even if the Hamiltonian is not Hermitian. The study of PT-symmetric quantum systems is a young and extremely active research area in both theoretical and experimental physics. The purpose of this Review is to provide established scientists as well as graduate students with a compact, easy-to-read introduction to this field that will enable them to understand more advanced publications and to begin their own theoretical or experimental research activity. The ideas and techniques of PT symmetry have been applied in the context of many different branches of physics. This Review introduces the concepts of PT symmetry by focusing on elementary one-dimensional PT-symmetric quantum and classical mechanics and relies in particular on oscillator models to illustrate and explain the basic properties of PT-symmetric quantum theory.

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