arXiv:1109.0605 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Nonlinear pseudo-bosons versus hidden Hermiticity

Fabio Bagarello, Miloslav Znojil

Published Sep 23, 2011• 21 citations

Abstract

The increasingly popular concept of a ‘hidden’ Hermiticity of operators is compared with the recently introduced notion of nonlinear pseudo-bosons . The formal equivalence between these two notions is deduced under very general assumptions. Examples of their applicability in quantum mechanics are discussed.

DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/44/41/415305

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