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Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Non-standard quantum algebras and finite dimensional P T -symmetric systems

Ángel Ballesteros, Romina Ramírez, M. Reboiro

Published Dec 19, 2023• 3 citations
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Abstract In this work, P T -symmetric Hamiltonians defined on quantum s l ( 2 , R ) algebras are presented. We study the spectrum of a family of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians written in terms of the generators of the non-standard U z ( s l ( 2 , R ) ) Hopf algebra deformation of s l ( 2 , R ) . By making use of a particular boson representation of the generators of U z ( s l ( 2 , R ) ) , both the co-product and the commutation relations of the quantum algebra are shown to be invariant under the P T -transformation. In terms of these operators, we construct several finite dimensional P T -symmetry Hamiltonians, whose spectrum is analytically obtained for any arbitrary dimension. In particular, we show the appearance of Exceptional Points in the space of model parameters and we discuss the behaviour of the spectrum both in the exact P T -symmetry and the broken P T -symmetry dynamical phases. As an application, we show that this non-standard quantum algebra can be used to define an effective model Hamiltonian describing accurately the experimental spectra of three-electron hybrid qubits based on asymmetric double quantum dots. Remarkably enough, in this effective model, the deformation parameter z has to be identified with the detuning parameter of the system.

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10.1088/1751-8121/ad170a

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This thesis is centred around the role of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians in Physics both at the quantum and classical levels. In our investigations of two-level models we demonstrate [1] the phenomenon of fast transitions developed in the PT -symmetric quantum brachistochrone problem may in fact be attributed to the non-Hermiticity of evolution operator used, rather than to its invariance under PT operation. Transition probabilities are calculated for Hamiltonians which explicitly violate PT -symmetry. When it comes to Hilbert spaces of infinite dimension, starting with non-Hermitian Hamiltonians expressed as linear and quadratic combinations of the generators of the su(1; 1) Lie algebra, we construct [2] Hermitian partners in the same similarity class. Alongside, metrics with respect to which the original Hamiltonians are Hermitian are also constructed, allowing to assign meaning to a large class of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians possessing real spectra. The finding of exact results to establish the physical acceptability of other non-Hermitian models may be pursued by other means, especially if the system of interest cannot be expressed in terms of Lie algebraic elements. We also employ [3] a representation of the canonical commutation relations for position and momentum operators in terms of real-valued functions and a noncommutative product rule of differential form. Besides exact solutions, we also compute in a perturbative fashion metrics and isospectral partners for systems of physical interest. Classically, our efforts were concentrated on integrable models presenting PT - symmetry. Because the latter can also establish the reality of energies in classical systems described by Hamiltonian functions, we search for new families of nonlinear differential equations for which the presence of hidden symmetries allows one to assemble exact solutions. We use [4] the Painleve test to check whether deformations of integrable systems preserve integrability. Moreover we compare [5] integrable deformed models, which are thus likely to possess soliton solutions, to a broader class of systems presenting compacton solutions. Finally we study [6] the pole structure of certain real valued nonlinear integrable systems and establish that they behave as interacting particles whose motion can be extended to the complex plane in a PT -symmetric way.
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