PT-symmetric quantum systems with positive P
Abstract
A new version of PT-symmetric quantum theory is proposed and illustrated by an N-site-lattice Legendre oscillator. The essence of the innovation lies in the replacement of parity P (serving as an indefinite metric in an auxiliary Krein space) by its non-involutory alternative P(positive)=Q>0 playing the role of a positive-definite nontrivial metric in an auxiliary, redundant, unphysical Hilbert space. It is shown that the QT-symmetry of this form remains appealing and technically useful.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- January 2012
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1201.5058
- Bibcode:
- 2012arXiv1201.5058Z
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- 13 pp