Reciprocity Theorem and Fundamental Transfer Matrix

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.17030v2
• Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:43:58 GMT
• Title: Reciprocity Theorem and Fundamental Transfer Matrix
• Authors: Farhang Loran, Ali Mostafazadeh,
• Abstract summary: Stationary potential scattering admits a formulation in terms of quantum dynamics generated by a non-Hermitian effective Hamiltonian.<n>We use this formulation to give a proof of the reciprocity theorem in two and three dimensions.
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• Abstract: Stationary potential scattering admits a formulation in terms of the quantum dynamics generated by a non-Hermitian effective Hamiltonian. We use this formulation to give a proof of the reciprocity theorem in two and three dimensions that does not rely on the properties of the scattering operator, Green's functions, or Green's identities. In particular, we identify reciprocity with an operator identity satisfied by an integral operator $\widehat{\mathbf{M}}$, called the fundamental transfer matrix. This is a multi-dimensional generalization of the transfer matrix $\mathbf{M}$ of potential scattering in one dimension that stores the information about the scattering amplitude of the potential. We use the property of $\widehat{\mathbf{M}}$ that is responsible for reciprocity to identify the analog of the relation, $\det{\mathbf{M}}=1$, in two and three dimensions, and establish a generic anti-pseudo-Hermiticity of the scattering operator. Our results apply for both real and complex potentials.

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