Conjecture on the Analyticity of PT-Symmetric Potentials and the Reality of Their Spectra
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-3-2008
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
The spectrum of the Hermitian Hamiltonian H = p(2) + V (x) is real and discrete if the potential V (x) -> infinity as x -> +/-infinity. However, if V (x) is complex and PT-symmetric, it is conjectured that, except in rare special cases, V (x) must be analytic in order to have a real spectrum. This conjecture is demonstrated by using the potential V (x) = (ix)(a)|x|(b), where a, b are real.
Publication Title
Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical
Volume
41
Issue
39
Recommended Citation
Bender, C. M.,
Hook, D. W.,
Mead, L. R.
(2008). Conjecture on the Analyticity of PT-Symmetric Potentials and the Reality of Their Spectra. Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical, 41(39).
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