Interacting many-body non-Hermitian systems as Markov chains

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05411v1
• Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:00:03 GMT
• Title: Interacting many-body non-Hermitian systems as Markov chains
• Authors: Zichang Hao, Wei Jie Chan, Ching Hua Lee,
• Abstract summary: Richenology emerges at the intersection of non-Hermiticity and many-body dynamics.<n>We map non-Hermitian many-body Hamiltonians to Laplacians of Markov chains.<n>Results reveal robust and distinctive signatures of non-Hermitian phenomena in classical settings.
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• Abstract: Rich phenomenology emerges at the intersection of non-Hermiticity and many-body dynamics, yet physically realizable implementations remain challenging. In this work, we propose a general formalism that maps non-Hermitian many-body Hamiltonians to the Laplacians of Markov chains, such that wavefunction amplitudes are re-interpreted as stochastic many-body configuration probabilities. Despite explicitly preserving all state transition processes and inheriting analogous non-Hermitian localization and state-space fragmentation, our Markov chain processes exhibit distinct steady-state behavior independently of energetic considerations that govern quantum evolution. We demonstrate our framework with two contrasting representative scenarios, one involving asymmetric (biased) propagation with exclusion interactions, and the other involving flipping pairs of adjacent spins (agents). These results reveal robust and distinctive signatures of non-Hermitian phenomena in classical stochastic settings such as ecological and social networks, and provide a versatile framework for studying non-reciprocal many-body dynamics across and beyond physics.

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