Classes of non-Hermitian operators with real eigenvalues
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Classes of non-Hermitian operators that have only real eigenvalues are presented. Such operators appear in quantum mechanics and are expressed in terms of the generators of the Weyl-Heisenberg algebra. For each non-Hermitian operator A, a Hermitian involutive operator Ĵ such that A is Ĵ-Hermitian, that is, ĴA = AĴ , is found. Moreover, we construct a positive definite Hermitian Q such that A is Q-Hermitian, allowing for the standard probabilistic interpretation of quantum mechanics. Finally, it is shown that the considered matrices are similar to Hermitian matrices.
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Classes of non-Hermitian operators that have only real eigenvalues are presented. Such operators appear in quantum mechanics and are expressed in terms of the generators of the Weyl-Heisenberg algebra. For each non-Hermitian operator A, a Hermitian involutive operator Ĵ such that A is Ĵ-Hermitian, that is, ĴA = AĴ , is found. Moreover, we construct a positive definite Hermitian Q such that A is...
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