A selection rule for transitions in PT-symmetric quantum theory

Carl Bender and collaborators have developed a quantum theory governed by Hamiltonians that are PT-symmetric rather than Hermitian. To implement this theory, the inner product was redefined to guarantee positive norms of eigenstates of the Hamiltonian. In the general case, which includes arbitrary t...

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Main Authors: Lawrence R. Mead, David Garfinkle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2017-08-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4991032