In principle, non-Hermitian quantum equations of motion can be formulated using as a starting point either the Heisenberg＇s or the Schroedinger＇s picture of quantum dynamics. Here it is shown in both cases how to ma...In principle, non-Hermitian quantum equations of motion can be formulated using as a starting point either the Heisenberg＇s or the Schroedinger＇s picture of quantum dynamics. Here it is shown in both cases how to map the algebra of commutators, defining the time evolution in terms of a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian, onto a non-Hamiltonian algebra with a Hermitian Hamiltonian. The logic behind such a derivation is reversible, so that any Hermitian Hamiltonian can be used in the formulation of non-Hermitian dynamics through a suitable algebra of generalized （non-Hamiltonian） commutators. These results provide a general structure （a template） for non-Hermitian equations of motion to be used in the computer simulation of open quantum systems dynamics.展开更多
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文摘In principle, non-Hermitian quantum equations of motion can be formulated using as a starting point either the Heisenberg＇s or the Schroedinger＇s picture of quantum dynamics. Here it is shown in both cases how to map the algebra of commutators, defining the time evolution in terms of a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian, onto a non-Hamiltonian algebra with a Hermitian Hamiltonian. The logic behind such a derivation is reversible, so that any Hermitian Hamiltonian can be used in the formulation of non-Hermitian dynamics through a suitable algebra of generalized （non-Hamiltonian） commutators. These results provide a general structure （a template） for non-Hermitian equations of motion to be used in the computer simulation of open quantum systems dynamics.
