On a Class of Time-Dependent Non-Hermitian Hamiltonians

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02494v1
• Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:59:12 GMT
• Title: On a Class of Time-Dependent Non-Hermitian Hamiltonians
• Authors: F. Kecita, B. Khantoul, A. Bounames,
• Abstract summary: We study a class of time-dependent (TD) non-Hermitian Hamiltonians $H(t)$ that can be transformed into a pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonian $mathcalH_0PH.<n>The latter can in turn be related to a Hermitian Hamiltonian $h by a similarity transformation, $h=rho mathcalH_0PH rho-1$ where $rho$ is the Dyson map.
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• Abstract: We study a class of time-dependent (TD) non-Hermitian Hamiltonians $H(t)$ that can be transformed into a time-independent pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonian $\mathcal{H}_{0}^{PH}$ using a suitable TD unitary transformation $F(t)$. The latter can in turn be related to a Hermitian Hamiltonian $h$ by a similarity transformation, $h=\rho \mathcal{H}_{0}^{PH} \rho^{-1}$ where $\rho$ is the Dyson map. Accordingly, once the Schr\"{o}dinger equation for the Hermitian Hamiltonian $h$ is solved, the general solution of the initial system can be deduced. This allows to define the appropriate $\tilde{\eta}(t)$-inner product for the Hilbert space associated with $H(t)$, where $\tilde{\eta}(t)=F^{\dagger}(t)\eta F(t)$ and $\eta=\rho^{\dagger}\rho$ is the metric operator. This greatly simplifies the computation of the relevant uncertainty relations for these systems. As an example, we consider a model of a particle with a TD mass subjected to a specific TD complex linear potential. We thus obtain two Hermitian Hamiltonians, namely that of the standard harmonic oscillator and that of the inverted oscillator. For both cases, the auxiliary equation admits a solution, and the exact analytical solutions are squeezed states given in terms of the Hermite polynomials with complex coefficients. Moreover, when the Hermitian Hamiltonian is that of the harmonic oscillator, the position-momentum uncertainty relation is real and greater than or equal to $\hbar/2$, thereby confirming its consistency.

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