ExactPT-symmetry is equivalent to Hermiticity
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Exact PT-Symmetry Is Equivalent to Hermiticity
We show that a quantum system possessing an exact antilinear symmetry, in particular PT -symmetry, is equivalent to a quantum system having a Hermitian Hamiltonian. We construct the unitary operator relating an arbitrary non-Hermitian Hamiltonian with exact PT -symmetry to a Hermitian Hamiltonian. We apply our general results to PT symmetry in finite-dimensions and give the explicit form of the...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0305-4470,1361-6447
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/36/25/312