Path Integrals for Pseudo-Hermitian Hamiltonians

被引:4
作者
Rivers, R. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Blackett Lab, London SW7 2AZ, England
关键词
Path integrals; PT-symmetry; Pseudo-Hermitian; SYMMETRY; EQUIVALENT;
D O I
10.1007/s10773-010-0570-4
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Inner products in pseudo-Hermitian quantum theories depend on the details of the Hamiltonians themselves, which makes them difficult to calculate. We shall see that, for some questions, the functional integrals for such theories can be calculated without needing to determine the inner product metric. The reason is that their derivation is based on the Heisenberg equations of motion and the canonical commutation relations, which are unchanged. In particular, this can greatly simplify the derivation of Hermitian theories that are equivalent to these pseudo-Hermitian systems.
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页码:1081 / 1096
页数:16
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