Bound states of non-Hermitian quantum field theories

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Bender C., Boettcher S., Jones H., Meisinger P., Simsek M.

PHYSICS LETTERS A, cilt.291, ss.197-202, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 291
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0375-9601(01)00745-9
  • Dergi Adı: PHYSICS LETTERS A
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.197-202
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The spectrum of the Hermitian Hamiltonian 1/2p(2) + 1/2m(2)x(2) + gx(4) (g > 0), which describes the quantum anharmonic oscillator, is real and positive. The non-Hermitian quantum-mechanical Hamiltonian H = 1/2p(2) + 1/2m(2)x(2) - gx(4), where the coupling constant g is real and positive, is PT-symmetric. As a consequence, the spectrum of H is known to be real and positive as well. Here, it is shown that there is a significant difference between these two theories: when g is sufficiently small, the latter Hamiltonian exhibits a two-particle bound state while the former does not. The bound state persists in the corresponding non-Hermitian PT-symmetric -g phi (4) quantum field theory for all dimensions 0 less than or equal to D < 3 but is not present in the conventional Hermitian g phi (4) field theory. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.